Treasure God's Word

Psalm 119:11 Lesson 2B

Treasure God's Word

"Thy Word have I hidden in mine heart,
that I might not sin against thee" - Psalm 119:11

I love the Psalms! Amongst the many great Psalms,
I really enjoy Psalm 119.
What a powerful Psalm EXALTING THE WORD OF GOD!

Today, I would like us to briefly look at Psalm 119:11.
Let's break down this wonderful verse.

"THY WORD" - It is God's Word, not man's word, let us remember that.
It is God's word that makes a difference in our lives!

"HAVE I HIDDEN IN MINE HEART" - Hidden also means "lay up"
or "treasured". I must individually hide/lay up/treasure God's Word in
my heart. No one else can hide it/lay up/ treasure it into my heart.
I MUST DO IT!

Do you treasure God's Word?

Do you want to hide it away (treasure it) in the depths of your heart?

The heart is the innermost part of man. Don't hide it in your mind, or
your intellect...hide/treasure it in YOUR HEART!

We should all pray this,
"O, Lord, may Your Word be treasured in my heart!"

Matthew Henry reiterates this thought so wonderfully in the following
quote:
"God's word is a treasure worth laying up, and there is no laying it up safely but in our hearts; if we have it only in our houses and hands, enemies may take it from us; if only in our heads, our memories may fail us: but if our hearts be delivered into the mould of it, and the impressions of it remain on our souls,
it is safe."

"THAT I MIGHT NOT SIN AGAINST THEE" - Sin also means miss the mark,
to go wrong. When God's word is treasured away in our heart,
it will help us to not sin. Sinning against man (i.e., wife, husband, brother,
sister, church member, etc.) is bad, but you need to see that,
more than all else, SIN is AGAINST GOD!
So one thing that will help you to not SIN against God
is to treasure the Word in your HEART.

Matthew Henry reiterates this thought so wonderfully in the following
quote:
"That I might not sin against thee.
Good men are afraid of sin, and are in care to prevent it; and the
most effectual way to prevent it, is to hide God's word in our hearts,
that we may answer every temptation, as our Master did, with,
It is written....."

Closing Devotional Thought:
"I have NEVER met a Christian who had too much of God's Word
in his HEART, that's IMPOSSIBLE!!!

Get FULL of God's Word, it will make a difference!"

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A while back, I received the above devotional
"Treasure God's Word" on Psalm 119:11
in my E-mail from my brother, Pastor Jim Mazzulla.
Since we are doing lessons on Psalm 119,
I decided to include Pastor Jim's devotional
"Treasure God's Word".

Pastor Jim is currently pastoring in Pennsylvania.
Along with his website, Pastor Jim e-mails
Biblefood devotions to subscribers.


Sincerely in Christ,
Pastor Bill

Lesson 2 Psalm 119:9-16

Psalm 119:9-16
These verses in the Acrostic start with the Hebrew letter BETH.

9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?
taking heed thereto according to thy word.
10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
12 Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
(KJV)

This week in these verses we will look at some of the things that this section tells us God's Word, the Holy Bible does.

The Word Cleanses(9) and helps us to not wander(10) when we learn and obey it.
This ties in with verse 11 where the Psalmist realizes when hiding the Word in his/her heart, that will give the guidance to avoid sinning against God.

Verses 12-16 we see the Psalmist allowing the Lord to teach us and delighting in His statutes(laws), while rejoicing in His testimonies.
The Psalmist declaring God's judgments, respects the Lord's Ways,
meditates in His precepts and will not forget God's Word.

Statutes, judgments, testimonies, "thy ways", precepts, and "thy Word" are all ways of saying God's Holy Word, The Bible and His ways for us.

So to summarize if we even just TRY to practice Psalm 119 verses 9 through 16 then surely we will begin to grow spiritually and become a stronger Christian.
The Holy Spirit honors God's Word so if you are obeying The Word of God, He too will help you grow in these areas.

May you be blessed as you grow in God's Word!