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| Psalm
19.7 (NIV) The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. |
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| The Word of God is living, active, and life-shaping not because of our prowess but because of his empowerment.* |
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Human
law is imperfect. It does not revive the soul. It doesn’t do anything special!
It
has been said that there are two “books of Divine Revelation” – the heavens,
and the Bible.* Indeed,
according to verse one of this chapter (see discussion on Psalm 19.1), “nature
reveals the glory of God,” but “the law reveals his will and moral character.”*
When
David wrote this psalm, he had only a small portion of scripture as his
reference point. (Did he know that he himself was writing scripture?) He had
access to some history and the law but not the Gospel. If the law, which was
“given not to bring about redemption but to point up the need for it”* could
be called “perfect” in its incompleteness and inability to save us, how much
more so is the Gospel, which is the Good News about salvation?
How
blessed we are to live in a time when we no longer know only in part and prophesy
only in part; a time when perfection has come and imperfection is no longer
needed. (I Corinthians 13.9 and 10)
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| Without Jesus the Old Testament is full of unexplained ceremonies, unfulfilled prophecies, and unattainable standards.* |
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