Tried and Tested

by Wayne Cordeiro on December 26, 2023

Happy Tuesday. It is December 26, 2023. I pray your Christmas was filled with wonder. Today, we take a closer look at David in the Psalms. We have less than a week left in 2023, so it’s time to set our sights on how we will navigate 2024. David leaves us a life lesson here in Psalm 119. I love his commitment to keep the Word of God. He knew how faithful God’s promises were; they were tried and found true. David knew that his life would be eternally successful if he walked according to God's Word. Read on…

Today's Reading:

Psalm 117; Psalm 119:81-176; 2 John 1; 3 John 1

Scripture

“I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey Your Word… I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow Your righteous laws.” (Psalm 119:101,106)

Observation

David’s goal in life was to live in direct accordance with the Word of God and to follow His ways! He was fully convinced that God’s promises never failed.

“Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them” - Ps. 119:140.

No hesitation.
No balking.
No doubt.

Application

That’s how I’d like it – to be a person fully convinced of God’s promises. The ultimate way to navigate life is to follow His commands. But I must first accurately know His Word in order to obey it. Otherwise (and we’ve all seen this), we would be like the protestors in Portland who had no idea about what they were getting so worked up about.

Some people know His Word but interpret it in a self-centric way, so their actions and attitudes follow suit. Correct obedience can only come from correct reading!

Prayer

Father, David has left us an example of what a heart looks like that pleases You. Everything in my life must be positioned so that I might obey Your precepts and follow Your ways. Your Word has been tried and tested, and it has been found true! I delight in ordering my steps to follow Your Word. I will set my heart to keep Your decrees to the very end (Ps. 119:112) so that my days will be spent in accordance with Your Word (Ps. 119:25, 28, 37, 41).

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About the Author

Wayne Cordeiro

Dr. Wayne Cordeiro is the founding pastor of the New Hope International Ministry beginning in 1984 in Hilo, Hawaii. In 1995, he relocated to Honolulu and pioneered New Hope Oahu. Within 10 years, NHO was listed among the ten most innovative churches in America. Outreach Magazine listed them as one of the “top five churches to learn from.” New Hope has seen over 110,000 first time decisions since its inception and has planted 153 churches on the West Coast and in Okinawa, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, Myanmar and Australia.

Wayne is an author of over 14 books and speaks globally on ministry and leadership. He also designed the Life Journal and the SOAP method for daily devotions used by thousands of churches. He is also the general editor of the LifeConnect Study Bible. In 2017, he passed the leadership baton in Hawaii and relocated to Eugene, Oregon to be president of New Hope Christian College (formerly Eugene Bible College, his alma mater). New Hope Christian College highlights the development of both the message and the messenger. (For more information, go to Newhope.edu).

In 2020, he pioneered New Hope West which partners with New Hope Christian College. It has become a “lab church” for ministry and leadership development. Wayne’s life themes are emphasizing the Word of God, a daily devotion to Jesus, evangelism, church planting, leadership development, communication and redeeming the arts and technology for Christ.

Wayne and his wife, Anna have been married for over 49 years. They have three married children (Amy Hisaoka, Aaron Cordeiro, and Abigail Rivest) and nine grandchildren. His hobbies include music, reading, golf, pickleball, and riding his horse.