“Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to Thy word … I will meditate in Thy precepts, and have respect unto Thy ways.” Psalm 119:9, 15 (Read Psalm 119:9-16)

Are you looking for direction in your life? Do you wonder how you can ever get back on track and going the right way? Psalm 119 tells us how to cleanse our way: “By taking heed thereto according to Thy word.” Jesus says it this way: “Blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it!” (Luke 11:28).

God’s Word calls upon every one of us to repent of our selfish and sinful ways and to turn unto the LORD for His mercy and forgiveness in Christ Jesus, and God’s Word also teaches and guides us in the way He would have us live (cf. Psalm 32).

Therefore, we would be wise to read and study the Bible, to meditate on His precepts and to consider and have respect for His ways. We would do well to hide God’s Word in our hearts that we might walk in His ways and not turn aside and sin against Him.

It is indeed sad that so few take the time to do this. What a tragedy to miss out on knowing the LORD and His ways! What a waste to live one’s life and not know or receive the blessings which He offers and gives for the sake of the shed blood of His only begotten Son! How foolish to neglect so great a salvation simply because we will not hear, read and heed God’s very Word to us!

O LORD God, give us the desire to read and study the Bible and learn of You. Grant that we seek after You with our whole heart. And graciously make us “wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” (2 Tim. 3:15). In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

[Scripture quotations are from the King James Version of the Bible]