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GOD’S WORD IS VERY PURE
TUESDAY, MARCH 12
Psalm 119:139-140

Proverbs 30:1-6

 

“Every word of God is pure:
he is a shield unto them

that put their trust in him.”

 

GOD’S WORD IS VERY PURE
 
God’s Word is pure, i.e. like a metal that is refined or free from any dross. It has the idea of people testing and trying to prove the item. So is God’s Word. It contains no mistake, and it is purely divine, without man’s addition. It is proven without corruption for many centuries because, as God’s inspired truth, perfectly preserved copies of the originally written Scriptures are still available today. This is the reason the psalmist can say that it is “very” pure.
 
The enemies forget it: However, the enemies of the psalmist forget God’s Word. They may still have the Word in their minds, but they have left it. To them, it is not worth mentioning or applying in their lives. They find the Word a stumbling block to their evil ways. They want the Word to be out of their minds. Even though they hear it, they do not want the Word in their hearts. This causes the psalmist to be weary, and unable to continue to live because of his sorrow, seeing his enemies rejecting God’s Word. His passion and burden to labour for his God are quenched by the intentional neglect of the Word in the enemies’ lives. The words are near their ears but they never hear them; near their mouths but they never say them.
 
Thy servant loves it: Despite this, the psalmist cannot deny the truth of the purity of the Word. It is very precious to him. How can he forget the Word? The enemies may discourage him, but the truthfulness of the Word enlivens him to continue receiving and applying the Word in his life. He loves it, and he wants to live according to it. He wants to share it with others that many would come to believe in the Word of God.
 
Every saint is overwhelmed by the fact that the enemies’ rejection of the Word cannot corrupt it. The enemies of God are making themselves more corrupt and wicked when they continue in the way of the dark valley of unbelief and apostasy. God’s Word in the pulpit is replaced with man’s vain philosophies. Pastors and preachers are preaching about the world, not the Word. God’s glory has departed in many congregations today because they have forgotten the Word.
 
THOUGHT: Am I constantly remembering the Word?

PRAYER: Father, may Thy Word always be a part of my life.

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