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Daily Devotion: Psalm 119:11

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Psalm 119:11    "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee."

Throughout the Word of God, we can see the Lord placing Himself in a position of support, encouragement, and protection for us. We read in Deuteronomy 33:27 these words of Moses, "The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them."  I'm so thankful that He has revealed Himself to us in this manner. Although I have to admit that I have tried my own way too many times, I understand that I need the Lord. I believe Jesus with all my heart when He said, "Without me, you can do nothing." I believe God has given to us His armour in which we are shielded from the fiery darts of Satan which are constantly being hurled at us. I trust the shield of faith which has been given to us and I believe that "faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." (Romans 10:17) Therefore I believe it is important to observe today's passage of Scripture. We are to hide the Word of God in our hearts as the source of direction for our lives.

I confess that I have not been as diligent as I should in memorizing the Word of God; but I believe we do ourselves damage if we do not spend time in the Word each day. The writer of this 119th Psalm began this section by saying, "Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word." (Psalm 119:9)  You see, it isn't just enough to memorize Scripture. Satan can quote Scripture. He even tried that with Jesus. But  we are to "take heed thereto." That is, we are to guard ourselves by seeking to understand and apply the Word to our lives. We cannot do that of our own ability; rather, we need the Holy Spirit to guide us into and through the Word of God. God will reveal "... them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God." (1 Corinthians 2:10) I will close with this thought: We cannot hide it in our hearts if we do not read the Bible. We cannot take heed to the Word of God if we don't read it. God will provide the understanding when we apply ourselves to the learning.

1 Break now the bread of life, dear Lord, to me,
as once you broke the loaves beside the sea.
Beyond the sacred page I seek you, Lord;
my spirit waits for you, O living Word.

4 O send your Spirit now, dear Lord, to me,
that he may touch my eyes and make me see.
Show me the truth concealed within your Word,
for in your book revealed I see you, Lord.

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