Do I treasure His Word?

The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether.
They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
Moreover, by them Your servant is warned;
In keeping them there is great reward.
Who can discern his errors?
Acquit me of hidden faults.
Also keep back Your servant from presumptuous sins;
Let them not rule over me;
Then I will be blameless,
And I shall be acquitted of great transgression.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. - Psalm 19:7-14 (NASB)

Scripture is God teaching man all that he needs to know to live life to its fullest. This is divine instruction. This is the manual sent by the manufacturer so that we know how to live life to its maximum, a complete explanation of God's will for man's life in time and eternity.
That is the Scripture. - John MacArthur

How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers. - Psalm 1:1-3 (NASB)

Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go. This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. - Joshua 1:7-8 (NASB)

It escapes us, I think sometimes, that we Christians are the only people in the world who see things the way they really are. We get it. We see it for exactly what it is because we see it biblically. That means we have the mind of Christ. We think about things the way God thinks about things. We understand life and death. We understand origins and consummation. We understand the purposes of God unfolding in history. We understand goodness and evil, sin and righteousness. We understand God has to restrain sinners and so we understand how the law of God in the heart and conscience works. We understand the role of family in the world and what happens to a society when family starts to break down. We understand the role of government and what government's responsibility in the world is, and what happens to the world when that breaks down. We understand the church and the function of the church in the world. We understand what the gospel can do and only the gospel. We understand why people hate the gospel. - John MacArthur

I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. - John 17:15-17 (NASB)

This is how you go through life's maze. This is how you navigate the world. You wander through this dangerous world, this deadly world, this deceptive world, this confused world with all its pitfalls, all the horrors that are out there, and you navigate this thing; and in the process, you do it with a joyful heart because you stay on the right path. Scripture, the doctrines of Scripture, create a right path, a way to think, and a way to walk that produces joy. True joy comes from following God's Word. - John MacArthur

Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
I have sworn and I will confirm it,
That I will keep Your righteous ordinances. Psalm 119:105-106 (NASB)

What if I say
"The Bible is God's Holy Word,
Complete, inspired, without a flaw"
But let its pages stay
Unread from day to day,
And fail to learn there from God's law;
What if I go not there to seek
The truth of which I glibly speak,
For guidance on this earthly way,
Does it matter what I say? - Maud Frazer Jackson

But He knows the way I take;
When He has tried me,
I shall come forth as gold.
My foot has held fast to His path;
I have kept His way and not turned aside.
I have not departed from the command of His lips;
I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food. - Job 23:10-12 (NASB)

Have I treasured His Word more than my necessary food?

Be Encouraged to find true joy in the midst of a dangerous world by treasuring His Word and meditating on it daily.



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