The Plumbline

Psalm 119:9-16 (The Message) "How can a young person live a clean life? By carefully reading the map of your Word. I'm single-minded in pursuit of you; don't let me miss the road signs you've posted. I've banked your promises in the vault of my heart so I won't sin myself bankrupt. Be blessed, God; train me in your ways of wise living. I'll transfer to my lips all the counsel that comes from your mouth, I delight far more in what you tell me about living than in gathering a pile of riches. I ponder every morsel of wisdom from you, I attentively watch how you've done it. I relish everything you've told me of life, I won't forget a word of it." There is perhaps no greater reward for a child of God than to really have an understanding of the promises of God, the warnings that stand as "sign posts" of pitfalls to avoid, or the life lessons learned by those of the faith that have walked before us. David opens this section with...