Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

 

Psalm 119: 9-16

 

October 11, 2022

 

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

 

Beth

How can a young man keep his way pure?  By guarding it according to your word.  With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!   I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.  Blessed are you, O Lord; teach me your statutes!  With my lips, I declare all the rules of your mouth.   Through your testimonies, I delight as much as in all riches.   I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.  I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.

 

What is the name Beth mean in Psalm 119, and in Hebrew?  Beth; Become pure-recount God’s Word with your mouth.  The Psalmist begins with a question; How can a young man keep his way pure?  My life would have been so different if that had been my desire.  When a man who is young builds God’s Word into his life and ponders and applies it to their life, with a deep desire to obey and store up God’s authority over them, it brings about obedience.  That works for all men, young and old, and all people both young and old.

 

So why a young man, that is a great question; could it be that God’s plan is for the man to be head of his family, not to be the boss, but to lead his family in Worship, in prayer, and to be the provider?

 

He will put God’s Word into his memory and apply it as a guideline of his value. Give much thought to this verse;  “ In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.”  Having our values in the right place brings about contentment.

 

While we are giving thoughts to these eight verses, ensure you give this verse your full attention.  “With my lips, I declare all the rules of your mouth.”  Because the Word of God is living and sharper than a two-edged sword, the man or person who has storied it up will also allow it to come out in their conversation.

 

From the Back Porch,

 

Bob Rice