Psalm 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
Dear Suzanne, Rebecca, Anna and Mikayla,
These two verses in my mind are inextricably linked. Delighting to keep the law and knowing that they are not burdensome, comes from loving our God and knowing that He is good...that in Him there is no darkness at all. All He does He does for our good and His glory. The laws He gives us come from His perfect love and once you have experienced that perfect love you will read your bible as a love letter...His love will be evidenced for you in each and every verse. Read Psalm 119. Its theme is the Word of God. In fact, out of 176 verses, there are only two or three verses that do not mention the word of God. As you read, it will be completely and utterly obvious that the psalmist is enamored with God's word. Unabashedly, unashamedly enamored. It is his delight, and he wants it to be ours.
Girls, if we are truly His, we will delight to do His will. Jesus said, “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” John is not saying it will be easy, but he is saying that even though the path may be difficult at times, it will still be the very thing you love to do. I think of the things that I take delight in. I take delight in taking care of my family...it is not burdensome because I love them. I took delight in nursing my children....why....because I loved them. No one had to tell me to take good care of my first born daughter...that would be you, Suzanne...when I brought her home from the hospital...It was my delight. It was my song. She was all I talked about. She was not burdensome. Was taking care of her difficult at times...you bet! Did I mind? Absolutely not! And it was the same for each and every daughter the Lord graciously gifted me with.
Psalm 119 says this...His statutes (laws) have become my song. WOW! The word of God was so much of a delight to the psalmist that he set it to music. It reminds me of the following verse in Psalm 42:8 "The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song shall be with me— A prayer to the God of my life."
Girls, The Word of God...it is priceless. It is sweeter than honey...better than my necessary food. It is my hope and my song. It is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. It is my guide and my counselor. It is the rejoicing of my heart! My prayer for each one of you is that you would see the Word of God as David saw it, as I see it and more importantly as God wants you to see it. I pray it is always and continually the background melody that you hear and take delight in all your life.
Matthew Henry said this about meditation on the word of God: "To meditate in God's word, is to discourse with ourselves concerning the great things contained in it, with close application of mind and fixedness of thought. We must have constant regard to the word of God, as the rule of our actions, and the spring of our comforts; and have it in our thoughts night and day. For this purpose no time is amiss."
I am including a list of verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on these two verses...Look them up and be blessed! Here is the list for Psalm 1:2:
But his: Psa_40:8, Psa_112:1, Psa_119:11, Psa_119:35, Psa_119:47-48, Psa_119:72, Psa_119:92; Job_23:12; Jer_15:16; Rom_7:22; 1Jo_5:3
meditate: Psa_104:34, Psa_119:11, Psa_119:15, Psa_119:97-99; Jos_1:8; 1Ti_4:15
day: Psa_88:1; Luk_2:37, Luk_18:7; 1Th_2:9; 2Ti_1:3
Here is the list for 1 John 5:3:
Exo_20:6; Deu_5:10, Deu_7:9, Deu_10:12-13; Dan_9:4; Mat_12:47-50; Joh_14:15; Joh_14:21-24, Joh_15:10, Joh_15:14; 2Jo_1:6
and: Psa_19:7-11, Psa_119:45, Psa_119:47-48, Psa_119:103-104, Psa_119:127-128, Psa_119:140; Pro_3:17; Mic_6:8; Mat_11:28-30; Rom_7:12, Rom_7:22; Heb_8:10
Here are one or two from each to get you started...
From Psalm 1:2 and delighting to do His will:
Psalm 119:72 The law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.
Psalm 119:92 Unless Your law had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction.
From 1 John 5:3 which claims God's laws are not burdensome. Look at these! See the promises for those who love His word.
Exodus 20:6 but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
Deuteronomy 5:29 Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever!
John 14:21-24 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him." Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, "Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?" Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me.
Be blessed!!
Love
Mom
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
Dear Suzanne, Rebecca, Anna and Mikayla,
These two verses in my mind are inextricably linked. Delighting to keep the law and knowing that they are not burdensome, comes from loving our God and knowing that He is good...that in Him there is no darkness at all. All He does He does for our good and His glory. The laws He gives us come from His perfect love and once you have experienced that perfect love you will read your bible as a love letter...His love will be evidenced for you in each and every verse. Read Psalm 119. Its theme is the Word of God. In fact, out of 176 verses, there are only two or three verses that do not mention the word of God. As you read, it will be completely and utterly obvious that the psalmist is enamored with God's word. Unabashedly, unashamedly enamored. It is his delight, and he wants it to be ours.
Girls, if we are truly His, we will delight to do His will. Jesus said, “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” John is not saying it will be easy, but he is saying that even though the path may be difficult at times, it will still be the very thing you love to do. I think of the things that I take delight in. I take delight in taking care of my family...it is not burdensome because I love them. I took delight in nursing my children....why....because I loved them. No one had to tell me to take good care of my first born daughter...that would be you, Suzanne...when I brought her home from the hospital...It was my delight. It was my song. She was all I talked about. She was not burdensome. Was taking care of her difficult at times...you bet! Did I mind? Absolutely not! And it was the same for each and every daughter the Lord graciously gifted me with.
Psalm 119 says this...His statutes (laws) have become my song. WOW! The word of God was so much of a delight to the psalmist that he set it to music. It reminds me of the following verse in Psalm 42:8 "The LORD will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song shall be with me— A prayer to the God of my life."
Girls, The Word of God...it is priceless. It is sweeter than honey...better than my necessary food. It is my hope and my song. It is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. It is my guide and my counselor. It is the rejoicing of my heart! My prayer for each one of you is that you would see the Word of God as David saw it, as I see it and more importantly as God wants you to see it. I pray it is always and continually the background melody that you hear and take delight in all your life.
Matthew Henry said this about meditation on the word of God: "To meditate in God's word, is to discourse with ourselves concerning the great things contained in it, with close application of mind and fixedness of thought. We must have constant regard to the word of God, as the rule of our actions, and the spring of our comforts; and have it in our thoughts night and day. For this purpose no time is amiss."
I am including a list of verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on these two verses...Look them up and be blessed! Here is the list for Psalm 1:2:
But his: Psa_40:8, Psa_112:1, Psa_119:11, Psa_119:35, Psa_119:47-48, Psa_119:72, Psa_119:92; Job_23:12; Jer_15:16; Rom_7:22; 1Jo_5:3
meditate: Psa_104:34, Psa_119:11, Psa_119:15, Psa_119:97-99; Jos_1:8; 1Ti_4:15
day: Psa_88:1; Luk_2:37, Luk_18:7; 1Th_2:9; 2Ti_1:3
Here is the list for 1 John 5:3:
Exo_20:6; Deu_5:10, Deu_7:9, Deu_10:12-13; Dan_9:4; Mat_12:47-50; Joh_14:15; Joh_14:21-24, Joh_15:10, Joh_15:14; 2Jo_1:6
and: Psa_19:7-11, Psa_119:45, Psa_119:47-48, Psa_119:103-104, Psa_119:127-128, Psa_119:140; Pro_3:17; Mic_6:8; Mat_11:28-30; Rom_7:12, Rom_7:22; Heb_8:10
Here are one or two from each to get you started...
From Psalm 1:2 and delighting to do His will:
Psalm 119:72 The law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.
Psalm 119:92 Unless Your law had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction.
From 1 John 5:3 which claims God's laws are not burdensome. Look at these! See the promises for those who love His word.
Exodus 20:6 but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
Deuteronomy 5:29 Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever!
John 14:21-24 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him." Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, "Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?" Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me.
Be blessed!!
Love
Mom
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
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