Some thoughts on Scripture

Psalm 119:165--"Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble." Reading and meditating upon God's Word results in a two-full benefit, at the very least. First, by reading God's Word regularly, there is instilled in the reader assurance and peace, because that is God's... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:156--"Great are Your tender mercies, O L ORD; Revive me according to Your judgments." God grants us His mercy. True enough. However, He does not do so, so that we can continue to sin. Rather, it is His will that we sin no more. Alas, we, being ingraned sinners from birth, sin over and over... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:147-148--"I rise before the dawning of the morning, And cry for help; I hope in Your word. My eyes are awake through the night watches, That I may meditate on Your word." The godliest of people have a thirst for God's Word and for seeking Him even during the early hours before the sun.... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:141--"I am small and despised, Yet I do not forget Your precepts." We may consider us small and insignificant in comparison to God. But God both cares for us and expects of us. We by no means are perfect like He is, but He gives us His Word as a guide--His Spirit, too. God's infinitely... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:130--"The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple." In the Gospels we read of how the Word of God confounds the world's wise but is received by the foolish or simple. The learned of this world tend to have an arrogance and pride that prevents them from... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:124--"Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy And teach me Your statutes." The servant recognizes that he cannot keep the Law--for to keep the Law is to keep it perfectly. Therefore, he appeals to a provision that the Lawgiver provides--the mercy clause. He asks God to deal with Him... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:113--"I hate the double-minded, But I love Your law." It "law" and "double-minded" come in the same sentence, I automatically think of lawyers. Lawyers contort the law to serve their own selfish interests; they write the laws with special interests in their back pocket. Lawyers make up a... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:105--"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." (KJV) We are challenged every day by the dark world we face. It is not easy to make our way. Thanks then to God! For He provides a light for us to follow. A lamp in the night does not illuminate into the yonder distance.... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:97--"Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day." So rich is God's Word, so deep, so full of life, that one can read a passage of scriptures in the morning and mull it over and rejoice all the day long. To meditate on God's Word is not to enter into emptiness; rather, it is... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:92-93--"Unless Your law had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction. I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have given me life." As far as I am concerned, without God life has no meaning. It follows then that should suffering comes, depression should set in... Sign in to see full entry.