I’ve been reading Psalm 119 lately. Here’s a verse that leaped off the page and penetrated my heart:
“I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me” (Psalm 119:102).
The psalmist says that God Himself was his Teacher. What a wonderful thought!
Isn’t this what should happen when we read the Bible? We open the Book, fill our minds with divinely inspired words of life, and God Himself teaches us how to live for His glory.
In Luke 10:38-42, isn’t this why Jesus commended Mary instead of her sister Martha?
38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
Mary “sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what He said.” Martha was distracted, “worried and upset about many things.” What a study in contrast.
In your own life recently, have you been more like Mary or Martha?
Do you set aside time regularly, even daily, to sit at the feet of Jesus, listening to Him through the written Word of God? Or have “all the preparations” of life pulled you away from Jesus and His teaching ministry that is indispensable to your spiritual growth?
Either way, if you are looking for a surefire way to enrich your time in the Word, I recommend reading and meditating on Psalm 119. To help you navigate your way through this passage, I’ve written a short book entitled Sweeter Than Honey, More Precious Than Gold: Meditations on Psalm 119. Here you’ll find guidance on how to read one of the most-loved chapters of the Bible in such a way that your love for Jesus as Teacher will be enhanced. It’s available on Amazon in both Kindle and paperback, or you can get a free downloadable PDF copy here: www.GodWroteTheBook.com.
You can also check out the companion resource, Sweeter Than Honey, More Precious Than Gold Workbook: A 22-Day Journey Through Psalm 119, which is available on Amazon here:
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