Amazing in Value

Psalm 19:7-14
In verses 1-6, David stood amazed at God’s creation and he said that it all pointed to the Creator. In verses 7-14, he describes God’s amazing Law. God reveals Himself more fully and intimately through His Word.
In these verses we see The Magnificence of the Word, The Value of the Word, The Power of the Word in our lives, and The Right Response to the Word.
The Magnificence of the Word
God's Word is

• Perfect - God’s Law is perfect. I am not. You are not. But God’s Word is. Everything about God’s Word is perfect.
• Sure - It will never change. It will never be out of date or irrelevant for our lives.
• Right - I can depend on what God tells me through His Word to always be right. It is never wrong.
• Pure - In a day when our food is often tainted, how good to know that God’s spiritual food for the soul is always pure.
• Clean- Because it is perfectly clean, it can cleanse our hearts (Ps. 119:9, 11)
• True- People may lie to us. Our own hearts may deceive us, but God’s Word is true and it points us to the One who is The Truth.
• Righteous altogether - God’s Word is the Standard for right and wrong, good and bad, better and best.

The Value of God’s Word
It is

• More desirable than gold- It is true a treasure for one’s heart, soul and life.
• Sweeter than honeycomb- Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became a delight to me and the joy of my heart, for I am called by Your name, Lord God of Hosts. Jeremiah 15:16 (HCSB)

The Power of the Word in our lives and God’s Word

• It restores the soul- God’s Word turns me from sin and renews my mind
• It makes me wise- I have more insight than all my teachers because Your decrees are my meditation. Psalms 119:99 (HCSB)
• It makes the heart glad- Do you delight in God’s Word? Does it make your heart glad to study it and meditate on it? Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. Psalms 119:111 (NIV)
• It gives us light- Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. Psalms 119:105 (NIV)
• It warns me of sin, foolish decisions, and of the hidden snares of secret sins

The Right Response to the Word
How do you respond to God’s Word. Meditating on God’s Word drew David closer to the Lord. It prompted his prayer life:

• God’s Word reveals the hidden things of the heart. David agreed with what God’s Word showed him.
• He prayed, “Cleanse me of secret sins and all the lurks inside me that is wrong.”
• “Keep me from presumptuous sins, willful sins”
• “Do not let me be controlled by them”
• “And Lord, may my words and thoughts be acceptable to you, Lord.”
• David said, “Lord, I just want to acknowledge that Your are my Rock and my Redeemer.”

What is our attitude toward and response to the Scriptures—God’s written Word?

God's Word

Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. Proverbs 30:5 (HCSB)

The word pure literally refers to something that has been refined or purified. Every word of God has been tested and purified, like metal in a smelter. Hence, the New American Standard Bible, updated version renders this verse,

Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. Prov 30:5 (NASB95)

Men, in their rebellion against God have tried to destroy God's Word. They have sought to stamp it out of existence, yet through the ages the Word of God has stood and still stands. It has stood the tests of time, of criticism, of ignorance and hate, and it stands pure and true. Not some of it, but all of it. Every Word of God is pure.

Unlike the blows of the blacksmith’s hammer which help strengthen the metal that comes out of the refining fire, the attacks against the Bible do not purify it. Rather, the blows that fall on the Bible ultimately only wear out the hammers and anvils of the attackers.

In our daily lives God calls on His people to put his Word to the test. Live by His Word. Put it—it’s teachings, it’s guidance, it’s correction and it’s promises-- to the test in the struggles of life and discover in the process of life that every word of God put to the test in the furnace of man’s experience will be proven pure and true. And the result will be that your own faith will be strengthened and purified.

Jesus said, Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" Matthew 4:4 (NIV-emphasis mine.)

The last part of verse 5 says,

He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

Does this mean that God will protect His child from every trial, attack of the enemy, or from every pain and problem. No. But whatever does come, it cannot hurt the child of God who is obedient to His Word and who seeks refuge in God.