Day 142 and The Word

Thursday, February 4, 2010

I promise we don't normally stare at our Bibles like this.

Bailey and I are both in a Bible study called Her Hands this semester, and this week we've been learning about how Wise Women Delight in God's Word.

Have you ever read Psalm 119? All of it?

David says in it that God's word preserves his life, it allowed him to walk freely, it guided his paths and he could put his trust in it. David valued the Word of God, more than silver or gold, more than the taste of sweet honey, (and he didn't even have the New Testament!) He asked for help in understanding his need for God's Word and he put his faith in the eternal, boundless, unfailing truth of the Scriptures.

Isn't it crazy that ALL that of what we know of God comes from the Bible? Sure I've learned a lot about Him from the teachings of other people, but they learned it from somebody, who learned it from somebody, who learned it from somebody, etc... who READ IT IN THE BIBLE! (the list doesn't even have to go this long, haha) Sara Groves puts it nicely.

I've done every devotional,

been every place emotional,

try to hear new word from God and I think it's very odd,

that while attempt to help myself,

my Bible sits upon the shelf,

with every promise I could ever need.

A knowledge and understanding of the hope, the freedom, the salvation, etc... of God all come from the Word that He breathed to life! Isn't it awesome that we have a God who loves us enough to not leave us without something tangible to run to and cling to in our time here on earth? The Bible and its ability to withstand time and the generations before and after us once again reveals the power of our Mighty God! He is so good.

Your word, O Lord, is eternal;

it stands firm in the heavens.

Your faithfulness continues through all generations;

you established the earth and it endures.

...To all perfection I see a limit;

but your commands are boundless.

Psalm 119:89-90,96