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“I will sing of your love and Justice”
The Psalmist begins this Psalm by expressing his commitment to uphold godly standards of love and justice
“I will be careful to lead a blameless life”
This is more than a Psalm of praise as David commits himself to living justly, reflecting the shadow of the Lord’s reign to come
King David resolved to oversee a just kingdom, that would not tolerate slanderers, and people that are wicked and proud
“My eyes will be on the faithful in the land that they may dwell with me; the one whose walk is blameless will minister to me”
Implying that his cabinet will consist of men who can be trusted, while dishonest people, and liars, will not live in his house or serve him
David vows to force all who do evil to leave the city of the LORD.
And from this Davidic line, came the perfect king, Jesus Christ
In the second lesson, Paul teaches about the release of believers from the law and now being bound to Christ
The law has authority over someone only when the person is alive
Just as marriage law becomes invalid as soon as a partner dies, so does the law become non-binding on believers because the man bonded by the law is dead
This is made possible through the offering of the body of Christ so that man may no longer bear fruit for death but for God
Sin became active when the law was established. It used the good command to produce a result that shows sin at its very worst
In the past, because the law was in place, sin took advantage of us and held us as prisoners, but believers’ old selves died and were made free from the law
We are governed now by the law of Christ