Precepts and Statutes

Psalms 119:45-46 NIV

[45] I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts. [46] I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame,

Precepts, can help make people make good decisions and develope their character. They can be passed down to children by parents and teachers,  or religious figures (Jesus)

A good example is far better than a good precept -

Jesus was a good example, He was the only one who followed the precepts of His father to the end

Statutes - Precepts

Preapts are Instructions or commands

Statutes are rules or decreas

Both are used to describe Gods guidance for how peaple shall live

Many of us share this affliction - being driven by something we cant control, Were afaid of being still, so we seek out strife and action as a distraction. We chose to be at war.

February 6th 

DON’T SEEK OUT STRIFE

 “I don’t agree with those who plunge headlong into the middle of the flood and who, accepting a turbulent life, struggle daily in great spirit with difficult circumstances. The wise person will endure that, but won’t choose it—choosing to be at peace, rather than at war.” —SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 28.7 

It has become a cliché to quote Theodore Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena” speech, which lionizes “the one whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly …” compared with the critic who sits on the sidelines. Roosevelt gave that speech shortly after he left office, at the height of his popularity. In a few years, he would run against his former protégé in an attempt to retake the White House, losing badly and nearly assassinated in the process. He would also nearly die exploring a river in the Amazon, kill thousands of animals in African safaris, and then beg Woodrow Wilson to allow him to enlist in World War I despite being 59 years old. He would do a lot of things that seem somewhat baffling in retrospect. Theodore Roosevelt was a truly great man. But he was also driven by a compulsion, a work and activity addiction that was seemingly without end. Many of us share this affliction—being driven by something we can’t control. We’re afraid of being still, so we seek out strife and action as a distraction. We choose to be at war—in some cases, literally—when peace is in fact the more honorable and fitting choice. Yes, the man in the arena is admirable. As is the soldier and the politician and the businesswoman and all the other occupations. But, and this is a big but, only if we’re in the arena for the right reasons.

-My Upmost For His Highest....

But you don’t eliminate it, God does. You “bind the sacrifice . . . to the horns of the altar” and see to it that you don’t wallow in self-pity once the fire begins. After you have gone through the fire, there will be nothing that will be able to trouble or depress you. When another crisis arises, you will realize that things cannot touch you as they used to do. What fire lies ahead in your life? Tell God you are ready to be poured out as an offering, and God will prove Himself to be all you ever dreamed He would be.

Loved this from Eyesalve...Since they could not find anything that Jesus did wrong, the chief priests and the scribes had to make up lies about Him so they could have Him arrested. Next time someone falsely accuses you, rejoice that it is not true; rejoice they couldn’t find you doing any wrong.