-August 11, 2020-
Good morning, happy Tuesday,
-Rejoicing In God’s Word As In All Riches-
“I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, as much as in all riches.”
(Psalm 119:14).
Every person needs money to live. The problem that the human heart always wants more and more of it. Riches do not bring lasting happiness, even in our brief stay on earth. We see it in the corporate world, the political world, the entertainment world, the sports world, and in other arenas of life. Material things do not bring real satisfaction. Jesus alone satisfies our hearts.
There is nothing wrong with riches as long as we control them and they do not control us. When then Psalmist thought about how much he loved the Word of God he compared it to all riches. What he is saying is that he would rather have the Scriptures than all the money and treasures of this world. The Bible is not the word of man but the Word of God. It is rich, precious, and sweet. Once you taste it, you lose your taste for the things of this world.
The hymn writer Rhea F. Miller said, “I’d rather have Jesus than silver or gold, I’d rather be His than have riches untold; I’d rather have Jesus than houses or lands, I’d rather be led by His nail-pierced hands. The chorus says, “Than to be the king of a vast domain of a vast domain or beheld in sin’s dread sway; I’d rather have Jesus than anything this world affords today.” How valuable is the Word of God to you? Is it a priority in your life? Do you rejoice in it as in all riches?
The riches of this world are fleeting, their value changeable. In fact, we will leave behind all the riches of this world when we die or at the Rapture, and one day all of them will be burned up. The spiritual mind sees things differently than the carnal mind. The man or woman of God wants something that will last forever: the Word of God.
James 1:9-11 says, “Let the lowly brother glory in his exultation, but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away. For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; it’s flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits.” There is no comparison between the Word of God and even the greatest treasures of this world.
Have a blessed day rejoicing in God’s Word more than anything else. Stay safe and healthy.
Dean
Dean Allen's Daily Devotional 