Day 176
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| We Will Never Forget Your Words! |
Scripture
Observation
Psalm 119, the longest psalm and longest chapter in the Bible, spotlights the multifaceted Word of God. Using a dozen synonyms for God's Word, the psalmist magnifies the law of God and the God of the law in virtually all of the psalm's 176 verses. Just as the reading of Psalm 119 seems to go on forever, so your praise and love for God's matchless Word should be your eternal preoccupation.
Application
If someone were to walk up to you on the street, trust a microphone into your hand, and ask, "What in your opinion is the Word of God?" what would you say? How would you respond?
If our "man on the street" had accidentally picked the psalmist who wrote Psalm 119, he would have received more of an answer than he bargained for! The psalmist describes God's Word as law to be obeyed, testimony to be shared, the way to be followed, precept to be kept, statute to be observed, command that carries responsibility, judgment that rules between right and wrong, word that God has authoritatively spoken and promise that carries with it reward.
But Psalm 119 was not given as an exercise in reading. Rather, it is in the Bible to give you exercise in walking as you translate its eternal truths into the daily disciplines of life: your business decisions, your response to authority, your choice of counselors, your approach to times of testing and discouragement. Before beginning your Bible reading today, write across the top of a sheet of paper, "My Most Pressing Problem is __________. "What is it? Then as you read Psalm 119, compile a list of the principles and precepts the psalmist shares which speak directly to your situation. Happy hunting!
If our "man on the street" had accidentally picked the psalmist who wrote Psalm 119, he would have received more of an answer than he bargained for! The psalmist describes God's Word as law to be obeyed, testimony to be shared, the way to be followed, precept to be kept, statute to be observed, command that carries responsibility, judgment that rules between right and wrong, word that God has authoritatively spoken and promise that carries with it reward.
But Psalm 119 was not given as an exercise in reading. Rather, it is in the Bible to give you exercise in walking as you translate its eternal truths into the daily disciplines of life: your business decisions, your response to authority, your choice of counselors, your approach to times of testing and discouragement. Before beginning your Bible reading today, write across the top of a sheet of paper, "My Most Pressing Problem is __________. "What is it? Then as you read Psalm 119, compile a list of the principles and precepts the psalmist shares which speak directly to your situation. Happy hunting!
Prayer
Our Lord, bless our effort to read the bible in one year for we know there are many ways to read the Bible, but cover to cover is best. Let it be like ABC to those that read our daily reading of your Word. And, thank you for guiding this effort along to spread your Word to a deafened world. In our Savior, Jesus name! Amen!
© Odessa Mathis about my Father's business! 2020
