Thy Word have I hidden in my heart…
Psalm 119:9-16
GOD’S WORD Translation
9 How can a young person keep his life pure?
⌞He can do it⌟ by holding on to your word.
10 I wholeheartedly searched for you.
Do not let me wander away from your commandments.
11 I have treasured your promise in my heart
so that I may not sin against you.
12 Thanks be to you, O Lord.
Teach me your laws.
13 With my lips I have repeated
every regulation that ⌞comes⌟ from your mouth.
14 I find joy in the way ⌞shown by⌟ your written instructions
more than I find joy in all kinds of riches.
15 I want to reflect on your guiding principles
and study your ways.
16 Your laws make me happy.
I never forget your word.
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God does not make us holy against our will or without our cooperation.
Someone has wisely said,
“The best book in the world is the Bible. The best place to put it is in the heart. The best reason for putting it there is that it saves us from sinning against God.”
Our hiding (keeping) God’s Word in our hearts is a deterrent to sin.
This alone should inspire us to understand, meditate on, review, and memorize Scripture.
But these practices on their own will not keep us from sinning; we must also put God’s Word to work in our lives, making it a vital guide for everything we do.
Each time you read the Bible, ask, “Lord, what can I do to put this Scripture into practice today?”
Also, we are admonished in Proverbs 4:
Proverbs 4:20-23
20 My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
22 For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life. Amen
SELAH (let us pause and calmly think about these things)
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Be still & know Him
Psalm 46:10
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