A Soul Fixed

In Psalm 119:161–168 we see a soul fixed — marked by white-hot affection for the Word and cool, steady loyalty to the Word, even in the face of pressure and persecution. The psalmist shows us that true love for God’s Word is reverent, joyous, pure, and continuous, and that real loyalty to God’s Word is unshaken, hopeful, wholehearted, and sincere. Like Ambrose standing before Theodosius, the blessed saint lives under God’s gaze with courage and integrity, and by the Spirit we too are called to bear this testimony in our own generation.