Psalm 19 (1)

Simply stated, God's word is 'beyond this world' powerful. This doesn't mean the Bible is a magic book (hint: don't worship the book itself but have huge respect for what it says), but equally it's not a human work, like a Shakespeare or Aristotle title. The Bible is a record of God's story to humanity. It tells us of God's character and about what he said and did. God's story is powerful like no other: it's creation 'let there be light' powerful (see Genesis 1:3). Psalm 19 helps to highlight this power:

(1) 'The law of the Lord is perfect' (Psalm 19:7 NIV)). Our mind may have gone straight to 'do and don't' rules. But 'law' is much bigger; like, 'laws of physics' bigger. We could question whether God's morals are perfect (hint: they are), but not many of us would question the law of gravity. God's laws work, usually mysteriously, and always perfectly.

What else about God's law? (2) 'The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy' (Psalm 19:7 NIV). This shouldn't surprise us... but we do not know everything. In the absence of personal omniscience, it turns out we need to decide what or who to trust. What God says is, by definition, trustworthy. It's been proven to be so by people who've followed it throughout history. No amount of study would get us to a place that's wiser than the wisdom God offers us.



So what now? Read Psalm 19. Let the beauty and assuredness of God's true law settle deep in your heart.





— SCRIPTURE —

'The law of the Lord is perfect.' Psalm 19:7 NKJV
— SOULFOOD —

Jam 1-2, Luke 5:1-11, Ps 91, Pro 3:3-4