JUNE 14, Psalm 19:10-11

The psalmist says that when choosing between gold and the word of God, we should choose the word of God. It is better than gold. Even a big amount of fine gold is inferior to the word of God. The Bible is spiritual treasure – more noble and precious than the wealth of this world.

God’s word is also sweet. When we read and understand God’s word, the pleasure that we get from it is so wonderful that the psalmist describes it as sweet. The honey dropping from the comb of the honeybees is sweet. But the joys that God’s truth brings to our hearts is so great that it is far sweeter than the honey from the honeycomb!

Another quality of the Bible is that it has the power to warn the Christian of his or her duty and of danger. God gives us the warnings so that you can protect yourself from trouble as a result of your sin.

For example, if we become greedy for things and steal, the 10th commandment, “Thou shalt not covet”, will help stop us from stealing. When we heed God’s word and not sin, God will be pleased. We will also avoid being punished for doing wrong.

Read Psalm 19:7.
Then fill in the blanks of the beautiful chorus below:

The __________ of the LORD is __________ ,

__________ the soul.
The __________ of the LORD is __________ ,

making __________ the __________ .

More to be desired are they than gold

Yea, than much fine gold

Sweeter also than honey, and the honeycomb.

Thought: Solid truth is better than solid gold.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, please help me learn to treasure Your word more than my games, TV shows and books, by reading it faithfully and diligently every day. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.