Psalm 119:93 (NIV)
93 I will never forget your precepts, for by them you
have preserved my life.
The best evidence of our love for God is never to forget
the wisdom He has imparted to us through His word. For God’s wisdom is life changing
and preserves our life.
I grew up in a Christian home where I went to church on
Sunday. One of the things I learned to do as a child was to memorize scripture.
Our Sunday school class had a chart up on the wall with our names and the
scriptures we were to memorize. One set of those verses was Psalm 23. It seemed
longed at the time as kid, but I endured and learned the passages.
Psalm 23
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth
me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of
righteousness for his name's sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they
comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of
mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days
of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
There are times those words will come to me reminding me
how The Lord is with me, watching over me and allowing me to rest as He leads
me. It was good for me to learn those verses and keep them with me.
The same has held true for many other people. I have
heard soldiers speak of how the scriptures they had memorized kept them alive
while they were held in horrible prisoner of war camps. I have heard the
testimonies of people trapped by buildings collapsed by earthquakes repeating
God’s promises to them until they were rescued. People have spoken of God
comforting them through His word as they faced difficult trials.
You see when we draw close to The Lord by reading His
word and meditating on it; The Lord draws close to us. He is there with us in
fellowship watching over the souls of our life.
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