Man has many different types
of plans to keep himself away from sin. He will use many stepped programs to
keep him from something which has troubled him. Taking many baby steps and with
the help of others he will strive to keep himself from sin. Others will do
anything and everything in his power to avoid things which would tempt him to
sin. These are just two of many things used. While these are in and out of
themselves not wrong, man often ignores one of the God approved methods of
avoiding sin while involved in these programs. In Psalm 119, one would read
David speaking about his love and his attitude toward God’s Word. In regard to
sin he wrote, “Thy word have I hid in
mine heart, that I might not sin against thee” (Psalm 119:11).
The Treasure (Thy Word have I hid
in mine heart…) David remarks that he “hid” God’s Word within his heart. David
had something in common with our common day hoarders. The phrase “have I hid”
would mean, “…to treasure up. to hoard - as money or
jewels - commonly “hidden” from public view.” Many will hoard what they view to be extremely important
to them. It is the treasure which they do not want taken away from them.
Considering other statement David makes in this chapter one would realize that
he viewed God’s Word as the greatest treasure imaginable (Psalm 119:72, 127). As such, he hid this great treasure in the
storehouse of his heart.
Dear reader, how do you view
God’s Word? Is the Living Word something you treasure, study, and cherish or is
it treated like a reading from the daily newspaper? In Psalm 37 David describes
the steps of a good man. “The law of his
God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide” (Psalm 37:31). David viewed God’s Word as a great treasure worth
keeping. He did something more with this treasure than hoarders do.
Works Cited
Strong, James. “Labe.” Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries.
E-Sword, version 7.8.3.
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