I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word
Psalm 119:16
Entering the One Hundred and Nineteenth Psalm, we find the longest chapter in the holy, word of God. One would think that a psalm of this length would have many topics and stories; but they would be incorrect. The topic of this psalm is singular. It has one theme and melody; it has one purpose and goal and that purpose is to magnify the word of God. Looking at this psalm, we see more clearly than ever that the writings of the Bible are from the hand of God. How do we know? No mortal man would write a book that would condemn his lifestyle and lift up the word of a higher power. Man’s sinful pride would not judge his own heart and doom him. No, these truly are the words of God contained in the word of God.
Psalm 119:16
Entering the One Hundred and Nineteenth Psalm, we find the longest chapter in the holy, word of God. One would think that a psalm of this length would have many topics and stories; but they would be incorrect. The topic of this psalm is singular. It has one theme and melody; it has one purpose and goal and that purpose is to magnify the word of God. Looking at this psalm, we see more clearly than ever that the writings of the Bible are from the hand of God. How do we know? No mortal man would write a book that would condemn his lifestyle and lift up the word of a higher power. Man’s sinful pride would not judge his own heart and doom him. No, these truly are the words of God contained in the word of God.
As the psalmist writes, he casts a light upon the importance of God’s word in the life of the child of God. As I read the entire chapter, I cannot help but see the significance, yea the necessity for the believer to fill and encompass his heart, mind, and life with the scripture. Is it any wonder as to why the longest chapter in the Bible focuses on one topic, the word of God? It is no accident or coincidence. God spent valuable time exalting His word because He expects His child to spend valuable time examining the Word.
My humble question today is this, how much of your time is spent in the Holy Scripture? How much time to you take feeding at the table of God? How much of your day is spent nurturing your soul from the bread of Heaven? Can it be said of you that you are a student of the word of God? Or would it be more correct to say that you are a spiritual anorexic? Sadly, I believe many of our souls resemble the children of the African countryside we have seen on late night infomercials, bony, emaciated, and starving. We have depleted our souls to the point where we will eat anything the world feeds us. Whether it is filth or slop, we feast upon it as if it had been prepared in a gourmet kitchen. Dear friend, I beseech you as a fellow child of God to lay aside the slop of the world and go back to the table of God. Let today be the day you feast upon the riches of God’s word.
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