Psalm 119 is a psalm which highlights the importance of God’s Word in our lives. It also demonstrates the kind of devotion to God’s Word that is necessary to live a rightly oriented and fruitful life. The Psalm encourages us not just to read the Word but to delight in it and mediate on it constantly. Every Christian should be a student of Word. We should study and reflect on God’s word, in order to build a good ‘internal navigation system.’ This is a long-term goal. The more your mind and heart are shaped by the Word, the more you will be able to navigate through life correctly. A lot of Christians go to the Bible looking for an experience, a moment of inspiration. And, when they don’t get it, they give up reading the Bible. This is the wrong approach. The Bible will inspire you at times, but not always. This is not the main point of getting to know God’s Word. The goal is a long term one and it’s not just about you. We read the Word, as I have said, to build a good internal navigation system. It’s about training ourselves to think and see things in the right way. It’s about training our minds and hearts to see and expect what God wants us to see and expect. It’s about equipping ourselves to disciple and equip others. A Christian must be a student of God’s Word. It isn’t just the pastors, ministers and leaders who need to know the Word. We all do, and we need to know it well.
Ask God to help you to read and understand his Word with greater insight.
Read Psalm 119:89-96
