(by pastor Norman)

God says we are blessed if we meditate on His word and delight in it (Ps 1:1-2). To delight in something is to find pleasure in it, to find it desirable and attractive. The prophet Jeremiah said, “When I discovered your words, I devoured them, they are my joy and my heart’s delight” (Jer 15:16; NLT). The writer of Psalm 119 filled the whole Psalm with emphasis on God’s truths, His word. The psalmist delighted in God’s commandments and law (verses 35, 47, 48, 92, 127). He delighted in God’s statutes (v 16), precepts (v 189) and testimonies (v 24). Statutes are written laws or rules that define boundaries; precepts are commandments given by God. God’s word is truth and life (John 17:17; 6:63) and sets us free from all of the results of sin in our lives (John 8:32). God’s word is sweeter than honey (Ps 119:103) and “The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of coins of gold and silver” (Ps 119:11; Jer 15:16). Joshua in the Old Testament said, “This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous and then you will have good success” (Josh 1:8; NKJV). What a promise; surely if we embrace and believe that verse, we can’t help but delight in God’s word and make it a real priority in our lives.