I love to hear a good love song. I used to have a CD of Luther Vandross and one of Michael Bolton. I have one particular love song that I call 'our' song. The words seem to fit with my relationship with my husband. There is an emotional connection there that reminds me of him.

I've read about the Sonnets that Shakespeare wrote, he wrote them for some unknown lady. He, in complicated style and words, wrote of his love for the mystery woman.

In the 119th Psalm, David is writing a love song. He, in special ways in the Hebrew language, wrote of his love. 22 sections representing all 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. He wrote about the relationship he had with "his delight." There is an emotional connection that is revealed in the words of the Psalm. Is he writing about his favorite wife? Maybe it was Michal, his first wife? Or Abigail?

No, he was writing about the Law of the Lord. It is clear that he had a daily working relationship with the Word of God. He recounts them (vs. 13), meditates on them (vs. 15), looks to them when he is defeated (vs. 25), when he is weary with sorrow, in need of strength it is from the Word that he finds it(vs. 28). He looks to the Word when he is pulled by worldly things (vs. 37), when he needs comfort (vs. 50), when he is mocked (vs. 51), when he sees the doings of the wicked (vs. 53), and thanks God at all hours of the day and night (vs. 62)

When David was at the edge of death, he looked to God's power to save him (vs. 95). He 'pondered' His statutes. And yet, the "Law" was not a dusty rule book. He didn't look at it with disdain or brush it aside as we might the speeding limit on the highway. No, he hung on every word that proceeded from the mouth of God (Matthew 4:4). He delighted in the law. Vs. 92 says that if he didn't delight in it, he would have died in his affliction. He calls it the "rejoicing of my heart" (vs. 111).

"Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage." Psa 119:54 David's theme is God's statutes no matter where he lives. Do we ever push him aside while on vacation? Do we forget to worship with the saints simply because we are traveling? We should live, move and breathe God (Acts 17:28). No matter where we are or how we feel. David always, in every life situation, looked to God. Did he stumble? Yes. Did he make mistakes? Oh, yeah. But, he was still called a man after God's own heart (Acts 13:22).

We can learn a lot from King David. Not just the 119th Psalm, but the entire book of Psalm is full of wonderful things. What a great place to start to fall in love with God's Word.

Today I began a study that I thought would be cut and dried. I thought I had read enough of this topic to have formed an opinion. After searching the scriptures for about an hour, now I'm more puzzled than when I began.

I'm reading all the verses which talk about the "angel of the Lord." Have you ever done that? Have you ever thought about who this angel was? The word angel itself simply means messenger, but most often refers to a group of beings that are a little above humans (Psalm 8:5, Hebrews 2:7, 9). Angels usually refer to a unique set of beings. To study these is an interesting, yet perplexing study. There is enough information to keep you wondering, I think.

This is the most interesting verse of all: Jdg 13:18 "And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?"

So the name of the "angel of the Lord" is secret. Secrets make me curious. How about you?

I just have to comment on this. Global warming has gotten a lot of press lately. But, I find little press about the current weather situation. Did you know there is snow right now in Colorado - not just the mountains - Nebraska, and South Dakota? Some places are getting as much as 4 feet!

I'm just picturing God laughing at these Global Warming people and saying, "You forget that I'm God and I'm in control here. I'm just gonna teach you guys a lesson." These verses came to mind today:

This blog will be my place to post the snippets of devotional thoughts that run through my head from time to time. It will be irregular posts, but I'll try my best to make them often.

The name comes from a recent sermon that I heard. My husband was preaching about this verse: "And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment." (Mark 12:30) His sermon had four parts in which he expanded on heart, soul, strength and mind. He was saying that our heart signifies our emotions and the mind represents our thinking.

So, I got to thinking. I love this verse: "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." (Psalm 119:11) I have always thought that hiding His Word in our hearts meant that we memorize it. But, after hearing this sermon, I think that it goes deeper than that. And this next thought hit me deep in the gut.

Do I love His Word? Do I crave it? I remember the feeling of "falling in love" with my husband. I wanted to be around him all the time. I craved his presence. After almost 14 years of marriage, I still crave his presence. Something is missing when he is not around. Do I crave to be in the presence of God's Word? Do I miss reading the Word when I'm unable to?

My answers fell far short of what God wants of me. I have a hard time making myself read the Bible daily. Oh, I love to 'stumble' across a verse that I never noticed before. I love to hear a good sermon or read a good devotional article. But picking up His Word daily and reading for pure pleasure is still difficult for me. I want to be a child of my Father, so I pray that He'll teach me to love His Word.

That's what this blog will be about. Mainly I'll post the jewels and nuggets that I find there. Occasionally I'll post some other things that I believe will be encouraging and edifying to my fellow sisters in Christ. I hope you'll join me on this journey to love the Word of God.

Blessings!