God’s Word – The Secret of David and others, despite temptations and trials!
Psalm 138: 2
I will worship toward thy holy temple,
and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth:
for thou hast MAGNIFIED THY WORD ABOVE ALL THY NAME!
Psalm 119: 9 – 12
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?
by taking heed thereto according to THY WORD.
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THY WORD have I hid in mine heart,
that I might not sin against thee.
Blessed art thou, O Lord:
TEACH ME thy statutes.
2 Timothy 3: 15, 17
And that from a child thou hast known the HOLY SCRIPTURES, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
…. That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Joshua 1: 8, 9
This BOOK OF THE LAW shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest….
Proverbs 4: 20 – 23
My son, attend to MY WORDS; incline thine ear unto MY SAYINGS.
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
For they are LIFE unto those that find them, and MEDICINE (Heath) to all their flesh.
Hebrews 4: 12
For the WORD OF GOD is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Psalm 119: 105
THY WORD is a LAMP unto my feet, and a LIGHT unto my path.
2 Timothy 3:16
All SCRIPTURE is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Righteousness!
Is there any finer ambition, nobler aspiration, or loftier aim than this?
God could have given us a book that equipped us to “get rich quick.”
He could have given us a text that included all of the scientific information that we would need in order to heal every disease or cure every illness. God could even have given us a copy of the Book of Life, which Revelation tells us contains the names of all his children. (Rev 20: 15)
And yet he determined it to be more important to give us the Bible.
Why? Because of what it is able to do.
What can it do? Can it make us wealthy? Yes, with riches that cannot be lost or stolen.
Can it treat our illness? Yes, with a balm that ministers to the soul.
Can it give us assurance that we will live in Heaven forever? Yes, by describing those to whom eternal life is promised and by instructing us how to live like them.
Apparently God places a higher value on these spiritual qualities than he does upon the material wealth or health that he could have provided us. Should not we do the same? Shouldn’t we lay aside popularity for purity, safety for sanctification, and comfortableness for conformity to Christ? There is no joy more genuine than that of a clean conscience and a satisfied soul. And the Bible gives us instruction on our way to that very end.
The Written Word of God is the ultimate because it is the inspired Word!
The Holy Spirit will never contradict what the written word has already revealed.
John 16: THE MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
“Howbeit when He, the Spirit of Truth is come, He will guide you into all Truth, for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear (from The Word), that shall He speak: and He will shew you things to come.
He shall glorify Me (The Word); for He shall receive of Mine (The Word), and shall shew it unto you”.
Amen.