Hiding God’s Word

October 3

(Psalm 119:11 NIV) “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.”

(Deuteronomy 11:18-19 NIV) “Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. {19} Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”

(Proverbs 2:1-5 NIV) “My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, {2} turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, {3} and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, {4} and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, {5} then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.”

(Colossians 3:16 NIV) “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.”

What if you no longer had access to the printed word of God? We would be wise to memorize as much Scripture as possible. Hiding God’s word in our hearts will help us to walk straight in this dark world. It can keep us out of places where we might compromise with sin. Fixing God’s words in our heart will help us maintain a fix on God when the fog of life gets heavy and seeing God’s way becomes difficult. Storing up God’s word within us will be invaluable in those times of spiritual famine. If we will allow God’s word to dwell in us, we will have a constant companion in times of loneliness and despair. What we take into our life greatly affects the output of our life. Why not memorize at least one meaningful Bible passage every week? In a year’s time, you could have fifty-two powerful allies living inside of you that can never be taken away. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day