Psalm 119:25-48
“My soul clings to the dust; revive me according to Your word.” (Psalm 119:25, NKJV)
It is humbling to think that we are made from dust. From the dust of the ground God formed man and breathed into him the breath of life so that he became a living being (Genesis 2:7). But when Adam sinned, he died spiritually. His soul clung to the dust rather than to the spirit. This brought forth fear and separation from God and division between man and woman. This is the natural state of people born under the curse of sin and death.
But when we are born again, God breathes His Spirit into our soul to reanimate our spirit. He gives us new life to make us a new creation. The old things pass away, and everything becomes new (2 Corinthians 5:17). God desires that we continue living this new life in the Spirit, bearing the fruit of the Spirit, which is love, joy and peace. However, sometimes our soul clings to the old dust. We walk according to the flesh rather than according to the Spirit. We need to be revived. We need a fresh infusion of the Spirit. We need to be quickened to live after the Spirit and be heavenly minded rather than to live after the flesh and be earthly minded.
This is certainly the need for the church today! Too many believers are clinging to the dust rather than being filled with the Spirit of power, love and a renewed mind. But how are we to be revived? It only occurs through the Word of God. In fact, revival has been described as the Spirit of God coming upon the people of God through the Word of God.
Last night at our men’s study I gave an overview of the book of Isaiah. We will be studying all 66 chapters over this school year. As I taught, I had a sense of how the Holy Spirit will revive our men through the study of this marvelous book. Revival was already in the air as the men were somewhat giddy to get together again after our summer break and dive into God’s Word.
Folks, we are dust-clingers no more. Let us believe God for a fresh work of His Spirit and pray accordingly. Let us make personal study of the Word our first priority. We were born again for this!