ONLY THE WORD GIVES
UNMATCHED WISDOM!
Psalm 119:97-104
Oh how I love your law!
It is my meditation all
the day.
Your commandment makes me
wiser than my enemies,
for it is ever with me.
I have more understanding
than all my teachers,
for your testimonies are
my meditation.
I understand more than the
aged,
for I keep your precepts.
I hold back my feet from
every evil way,
in order to keep your
word.
I do not turn aside from
your rules,
for you have taught me.
How sweet are your words
to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my
mouth!
Through your precepts I
get understanding;
therefore I hate every
false way.
Are we convinced that
God’s word is what makes us wise? Are we certain that, when in a conversation,
the Scriptures are the only writings that bring absolute truth and wisdom? Are
we quick to go to the Word for wisdom when we have situations we need to
address?
The writer is convinced
that there is no other place he can go for wisdom. He has understood the value
of God’s law and therefore loves it with all his strength. He utterly loves it,
thinking about it all day. He thinks about God’s word because there is nothing
more useful and important to him.
Is that the kind of love
and devotion you have for the Word?
Do you know it well enough for it to be the light unto your path? Have you
allowed it to guide often enough to have experienced its worth? Is biblical
truth the first thing that comes to your mind when you are addressing the
difficulties of your day?
When the psalmist had to
address enemies or adversaries, it was Scripture that guided him. God’s Word gave
him the wisdom to know what the real issues were, and to know how to address
them. How differently would we react to people and situations, if it was the Word
of God we depended upon to guide our thoughts and reactions! Are you dealing
with difficult people or situations? Are you allowing the Word to inform your
reactions and decisions?
The world tends to demean
the truth of Scriptures. At times we participate in conversations that we know
are anti-biblical and we listen quietly, thinking that those around us are more
informed or more prepared. The writer knew that when he was informed by the
truth of the Scriptures, he was the one with the most understanding.
He knew that even the
earthly wisdom of the aged, even personal experience, did not give more
understanding than what the Scriptures give a younger person. Are you
intimidated by age? Are you shaken by other people’s experience? The Word of
God stands any of the human tests! When guided by the Law of God, we should
never doubt our actions.
Yet, there should never be
pride or arrogance in our reactions or attitude. It is not our wisdom we are
following, but the wisdom that comes from God, Himself. We should never feel
disdain for those around us, but gratitude to God because He has give us the
faith to understand and believe His Word.
Knowing this in our life
should give us the same resolve that the writer has. He will be active in
keeping himself from wrong-doing and will not allow anything or anyone turn him
in the wrong direction. He has been taught, and now he knows what to do.
Dear friends, are you
studying and loving the Word as you ought? How much time do you devote to your
study and preparation? Do you have mature believers in your life who, having known
and loved the Scriptures for a long time, can give you biblical guidance? Are
you humble enough to believe that you do not have all the answers? Are you
convinced that you find the answers in the Scriptures? Are you committed to
follow the Word at all cost? These are the questions that I am asking myself,
and I realize that I have not had this kind of resolve in my life at all times!
When we come to this kind
of understanding, our love for the Word will be profound and evident in our
life. Our thoughts will primarily go to the Scriptures. Our decisions will be
heavenly directed. Our reactions will be different! We will have a disdain for
what is wrong and sinful.
Our life will prove the measure of our love for the
Word of God.
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