Our Response to Truth

Perhaps you’ve read Psalm 119 and noticed, in this longest chapter in the longest book of the Bible, that it focuses on God’s truth, precepts, commands, word, instruction, statutes, decrees, judgments, and ordinances. We get the point at least 179 times! We must know His Word!

But, what do we do with that truth? This time in reading Psalm 119, I focused on what the psalmist says his, and our, response should be to God’s Word. Here’s what I found:

• Walk according to
• Be happy about
• Keep 
• Think about 
• Praise God
• Learn
• Won’t wander from
• Treasure
• Proclaim
• Rejoice
• Meditate
• Think about
• Not forget
• Contemplate 
• Long for
• Delight in
• Understand
• Gain strength from
• Choose
• Set before us
• Cling to
• Pursue
• Take pleasure in
• Follow
• Trust
• Hope in
• Obey
• Study
• Speak of
• Be unashamed of
• Love
• Remember 
• Find comfort in
• Rely on
• Learn
• Live for
• Gain insight from
• Be concerned about
• Fear
• Know
• Carry out
• Choose

Why does the writer do this? I believe we see the reason in Psalm 119:160.

The entirety of your word is truth, each of your righteous judgments endures forever. Psalm 119:160

Do you believe this? That God’s Word is completely true? As you scan that list of responses to it, where do you falter? Ask the Lord to show you where He wants you to grow more secure in, and adhere to, the entirety of His perfect Word!

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