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GOD’S WORD TO THE KEEPERS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31
Psalm 119:57
Lamentations 3:21-36
“The LORD is my portion,
saith my soul;
therefore will I hope in him.”
GOD’S WORD TO THE KEEPERS
God’s Word is worthy to be guarded and protected. Many desire to take it from every believer’s heart. Remember the parable of the sower? If a believer is not determined to be circumspect in watching over the Word, it will be taken away sooner than he ever thinks. Let us learn the convictions of the psalmist to keep God’s Word.
My portion: Inheritance, which the word “portion” here represents, is very important in the lives of the people of Israel. When they arrived in the Promised Land, each tribe was given a lot for their inheritance to keep. They should not sell nor give it to another. Having the LORD as a portion is particularly significant to the Levites since they did not have an allotment as a tribe, but the LORD was their inheritance. They relied on God alone for their sustenance.
My promise: The psalmist keeps God’s Word. His words are a promise to the LORD. It is not frivolously uttered; those are words coming sincerely from his heart. He cannot continue living without the Word. He is already quickened by the Spirit, and everyone who is alive spiritually must partake of the spiritual food that he may grow in grace and the knowledge of Christ. His promise is an indication of the essential need for the Word in his life.
Dear reader, what a high and lofty privilege we have to receive an inheritance from God Himself. Jesus, who redeemed us, makes it possible that aside from the assurance of His kingdom in heaven, we have the assurance of heavenly provisions while here on this earthly sojourn. The psalmist promises to keep the Word of God for he knows that the God of the Word is his only and best option in life.
THOUGHT: Am I grateful for what the Lord has given me as my portion?
PRAYER: Father, grant me the zeal to keep Thy Word for indeed Thou art my inheritance, and let me fulfil my promise to keep it.