The Word of God-Priceless

“How happy are those whose way is blameless, who live according to the LORD's instruction! Happy are those who keep His decrees and seek Him with all their heart. They do nothing wrong; they follow His ways. You have commanded that Your precepts be diligently kept. If only my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes! Then I would not be ashamed when I think about all Your commands. I will praise You with a sincere heart when I learn Your righteous judgments. I will keep Your statutes; never abandon me.”  ~Psalms 119:1-8 HCSB

The Word of God is priceless to me and it has guided and has influenced my thinking my entire life.  In this Word of God series I simply what to take each section in Psalm 119 (22 in all) and let the word speak for itself.  I started reading a section of the Psalm each morning to get mind ready before I begin my normal reading.  I hope it will encourage you. 

     

There is happiness in living in truth and God’s word is truth.  When we live according to God’s word we do not have to look over our shoulder to see if we are getting it right, it is right.  So many people today live without direction, without hope.  They wander around aimlessly looking for answers.  They are unsure of who they are and where they are going.  We can read the news and know the world is heading in the wrong direction and we live in a culture where ‘how we look to others’ is over whelming.  It forces us to live and think a certain way and it feels as if we are being swept away in the current.  We say and do things that make us more acceptable to those around us.  In doing so we give up the freedom to be who we are supposed to be.  

   

Christ frees us from the river of destruction and the word of God is use to shape and mold us into what we were created to be.  In Christ and through the word, we can put aside the culture and the world around us.  God will transform our way of thinking and we can know His will and purpose.  We can have confidence in what we say and do.  We can live with purpose and direction.  This for me is a great comfort and it gives me peace. In this peace there is happiness and I am not ashamed to say the name of the Lord.  Not ashamed of the way I live my life.  I can be open and free to be the person I am supposed to be. 

Lord give me a thirst for Your word.  Let it ring in my heart and ears.  Convict me through the Holy Spirit when I disobey Your degrees.  Lord let the peace of your truth guide my steps daily. In Christ name, amen