Seeking Truth

Scripture will make you wise; wiser than people around you.  Notice I said wiser, not more knowledgeable.  A wise man is one who can distinguish what is fundamental from what is trivial; who knows what life is about and who acts appropriately, whatever the circumstances.

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed rightly dividing the Word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15).

Knowledge is facts.  Wisdom is dealing with facts for the good of all concerned.

The entirety of Your Word is truth, and every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever (Psalm 119:160).

The unfolding of Your Word gives light.  It gives understanding [even] to the simple (Psalm 119:130).

If you look for truth you may find comfort in the end.  If you look for comfort you will find neither comfort nor truth – only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin with, and in the end, despair.   (C. S. Lewis)

Your Word is truth (John 17:17).

Everything God says is truth.  We can believe that.  And because we are made in His image, we need to know that what we say will come to pass!  Therefore: watch your words!

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit (Psalm 34:13).

Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from trouble (Proverbs 21:23).

He who guards his lips guards his life… (Proverbs 13:3)

Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord.  Keep watch over the door of my lips (Psalm 141:3).

Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in Your law (Psalm 119:18).

Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path (Psalm 119:105).

Let Your compassion come to me that I may live, for Your law is my delight (Psalm 119:77).

How can a young man keep his way pure?  By living according to Your Word (Psalm 119:9).

Jesus did not come to abolish the old law and give a new one.  He came to redefine the law – so we understood it was meant for our hearts, not our minds.

They are not just idle words for you.  They are your life!  By them you will live in the land (Deuteronomy 32:47).

Send forth Your light and Your truth, let them guide me.  Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, to the place where You dwell (Psalm 43:3).

For God (who said “Let light shine out of darkness”) made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of His knowledge: of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 4:6).

The man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom and continues to do this – not forgetting what he has heard but doing it – he will be blessed in what he does (James 1:25).

Do not let this book of the Law depart from your mouth.  Meditate on it day and night, so you may be careful to do everything written in it.  Then you will be prosperous and successful (Joshua 1:8).

Make us aware of how precious Your Word is.  Bless those who transport it to far-off places.  Thank You, Father, for giving us this source of light and strength, and for the opportunities to uncover the jewels waiting to be discovered in Your pages.