A Store House of God's Word.

Ps. 119
Beth
9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.
10 With my whole heart I seek you;
let me not wander from your commandments!
11I have stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
12Blessed are you, O LORD;
teach me your statutes!
13With my lips I declare
all the rules of your mouth.
14In the way of your testimonies I delight
as much as in all riches.
15I will meditate on your precepts
and fix my eyes on your ways.
16I will delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.

This sections continue on in the same vein as the previous one. We are to be in God's Word, storing up His promises and commands and learning His truths, in order that we might gain a heart of wisdom.

In v12 he tells of the blessedness of the Lord and asked again to have The Lord teach him His statutes. We need God to teach us all that He would have us to learn so we are prepared. He knows what is ahead and He knows perfectly His Word, so what better teacher could we ask for.

He speaks the Word so as to remind himself of the the truths he has learned. We are not only to read and memorize the Word, but as we recite it to ourselves and others, then all will be encouraged to walk in His Truth.

Only God can enable us to delight in His Word more than riches. The pull of the world is strong and we are enticed on every side to run after riches, fame and pleasures, but in the end, and even today, His Word is more valuable than gold. May He give us the delight of our hearts and may that be Him.

He goes back to meditation on the Word as an aid to fixing his eyes on the Way of the Lord. When we are reading and meditating on Scripture our eyes will be focused on what is most important and we will not want to walk in the way of the world, but we will delight in God's Word and He will enable us to not forget all that He is teaching us.

Oh Lord, may we desire Your Word over everything that is trying to steal our joy. Give us a heart and desire for Your Truth, may it be the light that illumines our dark hearts, and because of that light may we be lights in this dark world. Use us to encourage others with Your Truth, to turn sinners to repentance and to shepherd the flock You have given us charge over. God, we want to be vessels fit for Your use. I want to be a pure vessel that You love to use, in whatever way You see fit. You are the One who makes me pure, and You are the One who chooses to use one vessel over another.
Much is happening in the world around me that is capable of stealing my joy. Please let me focus on You and take all the cares of this world, that might rob my joy, and handle them. I want to be a joyous person, but that is beyond my ability. You can change my vision and my heart and transform me to that person You want me to be. God please do that work.
You are Good and You have shown Yourself faithful to all generations. Help me to trust You for today and not worry about what may, or may not, happen tomorrow.