Your commands make me wiser than my enemies. They are always in my thoughts. Your teaching helps me to understand things, so I hate anything that is false. (Psalm 119:98, 104) If you want to resist something, you need to build the 'strength' to resist it. We take Vitamin C to help us build our immune system so we might be less susceptible to viruses. We build bone and muscle strength by working out at the gym. We build financial 'buffers' by saving an emergency fund for the 'just in case' scenarios that may arise like that unexpected car repair. We build to resist. Why would it be any different with our spiritual strength? We build character by a steady intake of the Word of God and a consistent application of it in our lives. One of the primary reasons we study his Word is so we may be able to combat any lies the enemy might throw our way. Trust me on this one, if the enemy can mask any form of a lie with the smallest amount of truth, he will. We need to kn...
Lord, your teaching will always be there. You keep it safe in heaven. You continue to show that people can trust you, from one century to the next. You have fixed the earth in its place, and it will remain. I will never forget your rules, because you have used them to give me life. (Psalm 119:89-90, 93) We aren't going to find anything else that endures as well as God's truth - it is enduring, trustworthy, and without a doubt, the most reliable teaching we will ever receive. What we do with it might not be as reliable, though! We can accept it, reject it, or do a half-hearted commitment to it. There will always be some who will outright reject the validity of God's Word, while others will empathically state it truth without really allowing it to embrace them, changing the way they 'operate' in their daily lives. God's hope is that we will both delight in his Word AND allow it to change the way we live. Why? He knows as long as we rely upon human wisdom above ...