No Fast Food In The Bible

Psalm 119:9-24

9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By living according to your word.

10 I seek you with all my heart;
do not let me stray from your commands.

11 I have hidden your word in my heart
that I might not sin against you.

12 Praise be to you, O LORD;
teach me your decrees.

13 With my lips I recount
all the laws that come from your mouth.

14 I rejoice in following your statutes
as one rejoices in great riches.

15 I meditate on your precepts
and consider your ways.

16 I delight in your decrees;
I will not neglect your word.

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17 Do good to your servant, and I will live;
I will obey your word.

18 Open my eyes that I may see
wonderful things in your law.

19 I am a stranger on earth;
do not hide your commands from me.

20 My soul is consumed with longing
for your laws at all times.

21 You rebuke the arrogant, who are cursed
and who stray from your commands.

22 Remove from me scorn and contempt,
for I keep your statutes.

23 Though rulers sit together and slander me,
your servant will meditate on your decrees.

24 Your statutes are my delight;
they are my counselors.

Bee's Thoughts:

I like this Psalms very much, not because it has my name in it, but because they appropriately speak of the longing in my heart. The secret to living a pure life and keeping pure love for someone is "By living according to your word" (v. 9).

The secret to avoiding sins is to hide (memorizing) God's word in our heart (v. 11).

I started to memorize scripture verses when I was in the Sunday School. They have truly kept me from many sins and temptations, and also encouraged me in my Christian walks. They would always come to my mind just at the right time, when I am down or when being tempted. They saved me!

Yes, I want to "meditate" on God's word everyday. I want God to "Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law." (verse 18)

The writer of Psalm 119 obviously did a lot of mental chewing as he read God's Word. No fast food for him! If we follow his example of careful and prayerful Scripture reading, we will:

Be strengthened against sin (v.11).

Find delight in learning more about God (vv.15-16).

Discover wonderful spiritual truths (v.18).

Find wise counsel for daily living (v.24).

Meditation is more than reading the Bible and believing it. It's applying Scripture to everyday life.

Dear Lord, the above Psalms are my prayer to You too. I want to get back to basic... to read and keep Your word in my heart "that I might not sin against you".

.......the devotion of Bee