When we meet people, read about people or hear about people who have a relationship with God, a knowledge of God or an understanding of God that we don’t it is not to shame us, it is to encourage us there is more we do not know about God. Their love, passion, pursuit of God is an invitation from God to learn more about Him.
I was reading Psalm 19 this morning and the psalmist wrote about six different aspects of God’s word when he said…the law of the Lord; the testimony of the Lord; the precepts of the Lord; the commandments of the Lord; the fear of the Lord; the judgments of the Lord. To Christians nowadays the words, law, commandments, fear and judgements would cause us to put up walls, walk away in fear and not want to draw near to a God like this. But listen to what the psalmist said immediately after these six statements. “They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover, by them Your servant is warned; In keeping them there is great reward.” The psalmist knows something about the word of God and the nature of God most believers are unaware of. We have so much to learn.
I went to a church in The Woodlands, TX yesterday and for Father’s Day they had a car show outside with a variety of different cars. One car I wanted to see up close was the Rolls Royce, it was legit luxury. I met the owner, not of the one I was sitting in, but also of the other two he owned and were on site as well. He said to me, he came from poverty and now look at me. It wasn’t arrogance, it was reality. I smiled and said, yes sir, you have come a long way. He was proud of those vehicles. I was honored to sit in that car, which costs the same as houses in TN, a lot of money. Then I read Psalm 19 this morning and I realize, we highly value the temporal, but the psalmist highly valued the eternal word of God. I enjoyed the Rolls Royce, but it is going to wear out, break down and its only temporal, but as I read the word of God this morning, I am thankful for the eternal Word that is legit truth that sets us free!
Lisa Great 