Psalm 119:47: And I will delight myself in Your commandments, which I love.
Experiencing Jesus in the Psalms
Does it give you joy to read the Word of God? Do you love the Bible? If you don’t love God’s Word, ask Him to give you a love for it. I did that for years. I prayed, “Lord, give me a love for Your Word.” I was not brought up in a home where I heard the Word of God, and it took me a long time to become interested in it and to love it. 1
Living the Transformed Life
Your word is very pure; Therefore Your servant loves it. Psalm 119:140
- To love Him, is to love His Word…I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food. Job 23:12
- To love Him, is to love His Word…Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. John 6:68
- To love Him, is to love His Word…I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one. 1 John 2:14
To Love Him is to love His Word, and to love abiding in His Word.
Praise and Prayer
Thank You, Father, for giving us the gift of Your living Word. Dear Jesus, please forgive me for failing to hunger and thirst for Your Word.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: Poetry (Psalms 90-150) (electronic ed., Vol. 19, p. 101). Nashville.
