Verses that inspire

 

Remember these words from David?

How sweet are your words to my taste,
    sweeter than honey to my mouth! (Psalm 119:103)

And these?

They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. (Psalm 19:10)

That second verse inspired me recently . . . God's Word is not only sweet to us, but it's compared favorably with gold -- that expensive, precious, hard to find metal. David qualifies his comparison for us; not only is the Word of God more desirable than gold, it's more desirable than LOTS of gold (much gold). In fact, it's even more desirable than MUCH FINE gold. Lots and lots of the finest, most expensive, hardest to find, most precious gold.

What are we driving at here? In our lives, we have choices to make. Will we spend time in the Word, or will we choose gold? 

Are we tempted to read the stock pages or the obituaries on our laptop before we read our Bible in the morning?

Do we think about checking emails before we study the Word? 

It's very telling what we will do first. Or what we spend more time doing!

What do we consider more valuable? 

Think about a small child. They are offered a penny or a dime to choose from. They can have either one. The child looks at the dime and thinks it can't be more valuable than the penny. The dime is smaller. The adults shake their heads and smile. They try to teach the child how to see what is really more valuable. 

Knowing the value of things is a question of wisdom.

Don't you reckon that is how the angels look down at us when we behave childishly and check emails before spending time in His Word? When we look at the obituaries before obeying Him? When we put priority on other things besides studying and understanding His Word? We need to remember that the benefits of immersing ourselves in the Word are far greater than keeping up with these other things!

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