law lover

so appropriate that I read Psalm 119 right after reading Matt's post. 119 is that Psalm you dread because it lasts forever. i was cruising through Psalms, knocking four or five in a day and then there it was. a bit overwhelming at first glance. but i started reading it this mornning and wow. 176 verses all declaring the writer's love for the law. adoration of the law. complete submission to the law. he delights in it, revels in it, rejoices in it. it is not a burden or task. it's joy and life and completeness. he echoes Matt's thoughts (or Matt echoes his thoughts...i think the Psalmist recorded his first) that the law is something to be excited about, to see value in. this is not because rules are regulations are, in and of themselves, thrilling. it's because of who has laid out these statutes...our Creator, our Designer, our Savior. he who knows us better even than we know ourselves directs us in ways that end up with us living life to the full.