Keep Your Word close to my heart

 

I was on my way to work listening to Pastor's sermon and as he mention chapter Psalms 119, it seems like the verse jumps out at me. I looked it up at work and when I got back home, I took hold of Charles Swindoll book on Grace to read and the first page I flip open to was Psalms119! So this is the journey as to why and what I'll be writing below =)

It seems then that He wanted me to study on these three words - heart, love and Word from that chapter.

I highlighted the word 'word' each time it was mentioned and study the verse that goes with it..(The verses below are from a combination of different version)

Psalms 119

When I keep His Word close to my heart

I am blessed  

Not do what is wrong but walk in His ways  

my ways will be directed

I will not be ashamed  

live a pure and clean life 

gives me the reward of life bountifully  

He's my counsellor/gives good advice    

If you are the sad and tired/drowning in tears/feeling heavy to be strong again

remove the way of lying/falsehood/gives me a free heart

enlarge my heart/makes me happy

gives me understanding/insight to do what He tells me

keep me from looking at worthless things/foolish desires/vanity

 take away the shame I fear/protects me from the insults I hate

Salvation(deliverance, help, safety, victory)

live in freedom/walk in liberty/at ease

comfort me in my hurt/affliction/hold me up in bad times

good things happen to me

teach me wisdom, good judgement, understanding, and common sense

would not perish in my affliction

lamp to my feet, light to my path/gives light to wherever I walk

save us from harmful and fradulent people

How do I do it...

I keep it diligently, take heed to His Word, hide it in my heart, meditate on it, delight in it, forget it not, study it all the time, trust His Word, speak it always, think about it all day long, observe it - hearing, receiving, obeying & loving it :)

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It's interesting that when I look into Proverbs, it doesn't tell us much about studying the Word as much as Psalms 119, but more on the ways of wisdom and gaining understanding. Many times showing us the result of having live the right way.

For example, 

Prov17:7 Excellent speech is not becoming to a fool, much less lying lips to a prince.

Prov 15:13 A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance

Prov 13:15 Good understanding gains favor

But what truly gives us the result of those (bold) words? We want to stand before kings and prince, to have cheerful countenance and favor. But how do I attain an excellent speech, a merry heart and a good understanding. It's by keeping the Word close to your heart. Love it as much as you would love someone dear to you. For out of the heart springs the issues of life :)

Grace IS with us!

Many times it was coincidences that made me study deeper into a certain chapter, verse or story which i believe it's how the Lord leads us at times. When what you hear, read and see seems to be speaking the same message to you. When this happens, I usually ask him to show me the meaning of it.