What’s not to love about the law?

Every legitimate law we subject ourselves to today has its basis in the laws the Lord God gave to men for their own benefit and protection.

Societal order and justice cannot prevail without it. For that reason, moral men make moral laws and try to adhere to them. So then, the law is good and always has been.

[Law: “That which is laid down, ordained or established. A rule or method according to which phenomena or actions co-exist or follow each other.” [Black’s 1st Law Dictionary, 1891]

But the misadministration of the law often conceals the worthiness of its force. If the law isn’t applied the way it’s supposed to be, we’re inclined to start thinking the law isn’t good.

The solution, of course, would be to somehow gain the necessary knowledge and vigilance to enforce the proper administration of the law. Because if it’s discharged accurately, the law is always on the side of the man who seeks righteousness.

But perhaps the bottom line is that I can’t actually love the law unless I love God. The Psalmists did:

“The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul…the judgments of the LORD are true; they are righteous altogether.” [Psa. 19:7a-9b]

“I shall delight in Your commandments which I love, and I shall lift up my hands to your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on Your statutes.” [Psa. 119:47-48]

“O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day!” [Psa. 119:97]

“I hate and despise falsehood, but I love Your law.” [Psa. 119:163]

“I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.” [Psa. 119:174]

I encourage every man who loves the laws the Lord has given him to drain the murky water which is obscuring the relevance of those laws in his life. It’s not easy, because too often the goal of unchecked administration is to keep that water cloudy.

So be careful throwing out what’s left.

You’re liable to throw out what you really love right along with it.

“For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.” [Psa. 1:6]