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Daily Devotion: Psalm 19:7

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Psalm 19:7     "The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple."

"The law of the Lord is perfect." There really is nothing more to add to this verse other than an exhortation to read and study our Bibles. There is nothing that can be added to it that would make it any better than that which God has given. "The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple." This that has been given to us is faithful and trustworthy. The word, sure, carries the meaning of a shaking of the right hands. There was a time when a man's handshake was absolute assurance that he would keep his word. In days gone by, even loans at the bank were sealed with shaking hands. A man was as good as his word. For the most part, those times are gone. Now we have to sign our names on 20 different pieces of paper and that isn't always accountable. BUT GOD.... Yes, But God is so much different His Word matures us as we place our trust and confidence in what the Lord has said. "Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward." (Psalm 19:11) We do ourselves a great injustice when we neglect reading our Bibles. May the Lord help us to pay more attention to His testimony and less attention to the testimony of the world.

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