January 23rd

 

Psalm 19 describes the word of God to us using the following words:

 

1.     Perfect

2.     Trustworthy

3.     Right

4.     Radiant

5.     Sure and Righteous

6.     Precious and Sweet

 

It follows with examples of how our lives are affected by these descriptions of God's word:

 

1.     Revives the soul

2.     Makes wise the simple

3.     Gives joy to the heart

4.     Gives light to the eyes

5.     Guides toward righteousness (implied)

6.     Desirable (implied)

 

According to these two list, whenever we choose to pick up the bible and read it we have given ourselves the opportunity to:

 

1.     See beyond the scars and hurts of our lives that often times wear us down and take a glimpse of what healing perfection looks like.

2.     Let go of fears and uncertainties that rob us of our hope and grab hold of the trustworthy truths that give us wisdom as we maneuver through our day.

3.     Retreat from a world full of evil and troubles that cause us to be downcast and cling to what is right and good so that our hearts can be filled with inexpressible joy.

4.     Escape from the darkness of the challenges and trials of our lives and to see a light to help guide us when we just don't know how to go on.

5.     Be free from the hurts, mistakes, and failures of our past and find forgiveness that leads us closer to the righteous life we should live.

6.     Trade all our baggage, pain, false hopes, lack of contentment, heart ache, worries, regrets, etc. and trade them in for what our hearts truly desire which is the peace, love, grace, joy, and hope found in the Lord through his word.

 

I encourage everyone of us to pray each time we are about to pick up the bible and read it and to ask God to help us see His word as described in this Psalm and let it minister to us the way it was designed to and the way we so desperately need it to.