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January 9
Friday


LOVE LETTER

READ:
Psalm 119:97-104
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Oh, how I love Your
law! It is my meditation
all the day.
__Psalm 119:97
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Each morning when I reach my office, I have one simple habit__check all my emails. Most of the time, I'll work through them in a perfunctory fashion. There are some emails, however, that I'm eager to open. You guessed it__those from loved ones.

Someone has said that the Bible is God's love letter to us. But perhaps on some days, like me, you just don't feel like opening it and your heart doesn't resonate with the words of the psalmist: "Oh, how I love Your law!" (Ps. 119:97). The Scriptures are "Your commandments" (v.98), "Your testimonies" (v.99), "Your precepts" (v.100), "Your word" (v.101, emphasis added).

A question by Thomas Manton (1620-1677), once a lecturer at Westminster Abbey, still holds relevance for us today. He asked: "Who is the author of Scripture? God...What is the end of Scripture? God. Why was the Scripture written, but that we might everlastingly enjoy the blessed God?"

It is said of some people that the more you know them the less you admire them; but the reverse is true of God. Familiarity with the Word of God, or rather the God of the Word, breeds affection, and affection seeks yet greater familiarity.

As you open your Bible, remember that God__the One who loves you the most__has a message for you. __Poh Fang Chia

``````````````````````Oh, may I love Thy precious Word,```````````````````````
```````````````````````````May I explore the mine,```````````````````````````
```````````````````````May I its fragrant flowers glean,````````````````````````
`````````````````````May light upon me shine! __Hodder``````````````````````
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Knowing the bible helps us know
the God of the Bible.

*****************************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 119:97-104*****************************

97 Oh, how I love Your
law! It is my meditation all
the day. 98 You, through
Your commandments, make
me wiser than my enemies;
for they are ever with me.

99 I have more
understanding than all my
teachers, for Your
testimonies are my
meditation. 100 I understand
more than the ancients,
because I keep Your
precepts. 101 I have
restrained my feet from
every evil way, that I may
keep Your Word. 102 I have
not departed from Your
judgments, for you
Yourself have taught me.

103 How sweet are Your
words to my taste, sweeter
than honey to my mouth!

104 Through Your precepts I
get understanding; therefore
I hate every false way.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The author of Psalm 119 (the longest psalm in the Bible) is not
named. Some scholars say it was penned by Ezra, whose devotion
to God's Word is well-attested (Ezra 7:10; Neh. 8:1-9). Others say
David composed it. Despite being scorned and ridiculed for trusting
the scriptures (vv.22-23,31,42,46,78), the psalmist did not waver but
remained fully committed to them. In today's passage, the psalmist
affirms his deep love for God's law (v.97) and testifies how constant
meditation on it has made him wiser than his enemies (v.98), his
teachers (v.99), and the older (wiser) men of his day (v.100). God's
Word provides wisdom and perspective for living.


Hey all. Sorry I have missed on posting some days this past month and last. My daughter just got out of the hospital last night and it has been difficult to keep up. Hope and pray ya'll are having a fantastic start to a new year. Keep the faith!
And I just want to add that Psalm 119 is my favorite:)