Understand?

Psalm 119:27, 34

Great delight is found in the Bible. Action, adventure, romance is all found in the pages. Drama, intrigue, espionage you bet it’s in there! Overcoming difficulties, impossible assignments, calm and quietness is there too. In these pages we find our way into a better understanding of the true God – Jehovah.

Amazingly, while this book is living it is sometimes difficult to understand. I admit that one of the reasons many people misunderstand the Bible is because we are looking to rationalize our own actions. Some even attempt to get ammunition to use on an enemy. But, there are some passages of holy script that leave us pondering.

What do you do when, as a true worshipper desiring to please Jehovah, you run into something you’re not sure how to live? Maybe, you even have difficulty completely understanding it to begin with.

I believe that when we come to a passage that causes us to say “huh?” we simply need to ask the author to help us understand it. This is what the psalmist does in the 119th. Hear and learn from his request to the Lord: Help me understand the meaning of your precepts so that I can meditate on Your wonders…Help me understand your instruction and I will obey it and follow it with all my heart.

Understand? Bible study is will cost you. But putting the Word into practice in your life, well let’s say – it’s PRICELESS!

Always Enthusiastic,
Dr. Rusty Newman