"I have hidden Your Word in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee." Psalm 119:11... Have you ever sat down and just absorbed that verse? Put all of your own thoughts aside, sitting somewhere, maybe laying in bed at night, just absorbing what David meant...
I have met so many Christians- including myself- that have said something along the lines of, oh if only I could overcome this sin, I promise Lord to do better next time, etc. etc. etc. It seems that too often we get caught like a hamster in his stupid wheel, spinning and spinning it, running with all our might to escape it, yet never going anywhere. The next step, we say, will free us from our bondage. When it doesn't and we get worn out, we stop for a breather and say to ourselves "I will no longer be in this place, I will be free", only to pick the pace right back up in our little hamster wheel.
Running, running, running. Spinning, spinning, spinning. Going nowhere fast. Our never ending quest to outrun what we cannot.
The truth is that we cannot escape our little hamster wheel on our own. They say that if you do not learn from history you are doomed to repeat it... And sadly, we will keep repeating it. The same spokes of the wheel repeatedly passing under our feet. Because too often we do not learn.
This brings me back to Psalm 119:11. David, ironically, gives us the key to escape our spinning world. "I have hidden Your Word in my heart"...
How do you hide the Word in your heart? By reading it. No, not just merely scanning over a few verses a day. Rather, we must READ it. Absorb it. Meditate on it. Study it. David hid the Word in His heart because it was God's Word, and God's Word is life changing. When we absorb His Word it penetrates the very darkest depths of our soul, and changes us from the inside out, in ways we could never comprehend or accomplish ourselves.
I am not meaning picking and choosing either. I have seen too many people take a verse here or a verse there and build theology from it. But we must guard against that temptation. What David was referring to was not a verse by verse theological argument- he didn't write "I have hidden chapter 10 vs. 2 in my heart" but rather, Thy Word.
Are you stuck in a hamster wheel of repetitious stupidity and sin? My friend, now is the time to step out of it, step away from the norm of the world, step away from the self help advice and replace it all with His Word, in your heart. It's that simple. When you fill up on the Word, when you absorb it, when you hide it in your heart- He will change you.
Step out of the wheel. You are not a hamster, after all...
Friday, September 28, 2012
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that's good stuff Randy!! i think it's cool too to think about.. i have been to church all my life and have been to a lot of bible studies. it's almost as if, all the knowledge and wisdom i have gained from those classes and from church may not be obvious or stand out to others.. but from all the information i have obtained from all the years that the Information is hidden inside of me. Now take it to present day.. i will read something in the bible and recognize it or remember something i have learned before.. the more i keep going to church or studying the bible, all my hidden knowledge keeps rising up... what do you think??
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