-April 9, 2025-
Good morning beloved, happy Wednesday,
“Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.”
(Psalm 119:11).
The unknown psalmist wrote this wonderful psalm that speaks of the Word of God. Today’s verse shows the importance of the Word to us personally, powerfully, and practically.
God never intended the Bible to sit on a shelf or coffee table or in an ornate church. He meant for every believer to learn it, mediate on it, study it, memorize it, and apply it to our lives.
It is so vital to hide the Word in our hearts so that when we need it we can draw upon it. My great uncle Irwin used to always quote the phrase, “Sin will keep you from the Bible, and the Bible will keep us from sin.”
Psalm 37:31 says, “The law of his God is in his heart, none of his steps shall slide.” The word slide can be rendered slip. In times of trial, temptation, fear, and anxiety—God brings His Word to our hearts and minds at just right time. The Scriptures garrison our hearts when the evil one unceasingly and relentlessly attacks us.
It is said of Mary the mother of Jesus, “But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.” This is where we get the expression “to take something to heart.” We take in the Word that we may bring it up and act it out in our lives.
We often note the difference between head knowledge verses heart knowledge. We can know something in our minds, but until it reaches our hearts we will not really know it fully; and not until we practice it will it become part of us.
May the Lord help us to hide the implanted Word in our hearts daily to keep us on the straight and narrow path, the highway of holiness.
Have a blessed day musing on the Word and letting it touch your heart and change your life. Stay safe and healthy.
By hiding the Word in our hearts, it shows in our lives like a light that cannot be hidden.
Dean
Dean Allen's Daily Devotional 