The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. - Psalm 19v9-10
God’s word, referred to here as His judgments, is precious. We can forget that when most of us have shelves worth of Bibles lying around the house. I recently saw a video that reminded me of how precious God’s word should be. It showed a community in New Guiana as they awaited the arrival of their translation of the New Testament. It was a great celebration as they danced and sang and waited.
Suddenly a plane appeared and you could see the excitement. The people interviewed were in tears as they waited for the plane to land. It finally arrived and taxied and the doors were opened. Crates of Bibles were unloaded and everyone wanted to touch them as thy came off the plane.
The crates were carried a short distance to where a local pastor opened a crate and prayed. They talked about how they had previously depended on translations, but now they had the word of God in their own language. The celebration was muted for the prayer, but then things really broke lose.
It was the kind of celebration we are accustomed to seeing when a sports team wins a championship.
These folks knew the reality Psalm 19v10. It is more to be desired that gold. It is sweeter than honey and the honeycomb. Do we see God that way, or is it something we can take or leave?
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