MAY 25

Psalm 119:97
Memorise Psalm 139:23-24
“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts...”

The new division in Psalm 119 opens with the psalmist unreservedly declaring his ardent love for the law. It is not just any law, but the law of God. It is because of this intense love for the Word, that he will have it as his meditation at all times. This is a man in love with God’s Word. He cannot help but delight in and meditate upon it. Meditation involves not only the mind but also the heart.

We can imagine being in love, if we have not already experienced it. Practically every waking moment will be consumed with thoughts of the object of your affection. You will think about him or her incessantly and seek to know every little thing about them. You will study and appreciate all their strengths, weaknesses and quirks. Time spent with them passes all too quickly.

How do you really feel about the Word of God? How many of us can say we truly do love it, and constantly yearn to meditate upon it? Do we really appreciate what it means to love the Word with all your heart and soul like the Psalmist here?

Do you love reading and studying the Word? You may find some parts to be interesting, practical and comforting, while some other parts to be tedious, difficult, boring, or even irrelevant. Or perhaps you once loved the Word but the love has grown cold or been replaced by a love for the things of the world, or has been clouded by sin?

Can meditation be correct that results from such a heart? Dear teen, how is your heart? The condition of your heart will tell you whether you are meditating correctly.

Thought: Is indifference or sin clouding your ability to know, understand and apply God’s Word?
Prayer: May I meditate upon Your Word with clean hands and a pure heart.