The law of
his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
Psalm 37:31
Put the law
into the heart, and the whole man is right.
This is where the law should be; for then it lies, like the tables of
stone in the ark, in the place appointed for it. In the head it puzzles, on the back it
burdens, in the heart it upholds.
What a
choice word is here used; ‘the law of God’! When we know the Lord as our own
God his law becomes liberty to us. God
with us in covenant makes us eager to obey his will and walk in his
commands. Is the precept my father’s
precept? Then I delight in it.
We are here
guaranteed that the obedient-hearted man shall be sustained in every step that
he takes. He will do that which is
right, and he shall therefore do that which is wise. Holy action is always the most prudent,
through it may not at the time seem to be so.
We are moving along the great high road of God’s providence and grace
when we keep to the way of his law. The
Word of God has never misled a single soul yet; its plain directions to walk
humbly, justly, lovingly, and in the fear of the Lord, are as much words of
wisdom to make our way prosperous as rules of holiness to keep our garments
clean. He walks surely who walks
righteously.
C. H.
Spurgeon
