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By John Piper
About The Bible
Part of the series Taste & See
1. True and Reliable – “The ordinances of the Lord are true and righteous altogether” (Psalm 19:9). “Sanctify them in the truth; thy word is truth” (John 17:17; cf. Psalm 119:142; Hebrews 6:17-18).
2. Powerful – “Is not my word like fire, says the Lord, and like a hammer which breaks the rock in pieces?” (Jeremiah 23:29; Isaiah 55:10-11).
3. Pure – “The words of the Lord are pure words; as silver refined in a furnace of earth, purified seven times” (Psalm 12:6).
4. Eternal – “The word of the Lord abides forever” (1 Peter 1:25; Psalm 119:160).
5. Reviving – “The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul” (Psalm 19:7; Psalm 119:50, 37, 93, 107; Matthew 4:4; John 6:63).
6. Delightful – “Trouble and anguish have come upon me, but thy commandments are my delight” (Psalm 119:143, 16, 92, 111, 174; 19:8).
7. Strengthening – “My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to thy word!” (Psalm 119:28).
8. Hopeful – “I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in thy words” (Psalm 119:147, 43, 74, 81).
9. Comforting – “This is my comfort in my affliction, that thy word gives me life” (Psalm 119:50).
10. Guiding – “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105).
11. Saving – “Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek thy statutes” (Psalm 119:155).
Therefore, let us take God’s word and…
1. Tremble – “This is the man to whom I will look, he that is humble and contrite in spirit and
trembles at my word” (Isaiah 66:2).
2. Trust – “I trust in thy word” (Psalm 119:42).
3. Meditate – “Blessed is the man…[whose] delight is in the law of the Lord, on his law he
meditates day and night” (Psalm 1:1-2).
4. Memorize – “I have laid up thy word in my heart, that I might not sin against thee” (Psalm
119:11).
5. Obey – “Blessed are those who keep thy testimonies” (Psalm 119:2; Luke 6:46-49).
6. Sing – “Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage” (Psalm 119:54).
7. Share – “We cannot but speak what we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:20).
Together with you,
In love with God’s word,
Pastor John
