Meditations From The Psalms, Part 6

"Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness, holding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way." - Psalm 119:36-37

Please note carefully that the psalmist prays that God would do two things for him that he could not do for himself -- incline his heart and turn away his eyes. The strong teaching that we must heed is that we do not have the power to resist covetousness and vanity. Our flesh is overpowering, thus we must daily call upon the Lord for strength. What might your battle be today? That's the way I see things.