MV #5

This verse is just another jewel to add in the treasure chest of verses that show the authority and validity of the Bible (such as John 17:17 and 2 Timothy 3:16-17). The entirety of the Word is truth.

The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.

Psalm 119:160

MV #4

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore

Psalm 16:11

Isn't this verse sweet? Because of the Lord we have the path of life, fullness of joy, and pleasures forevermore.

You make known to me the path of life

He is the guide (You) and I am the traveler (me). He shows me the way (path) that is perfectly aligned with His will (life). As a young man, it is extremely comforting to know that He will make known to me the path for my life. He has already led me to the narrow path of salvation through Christ, so I can be confident that He will continue to show me His path.

in your presence there is fullness of joy

Fullness of joy is found in his presence! I need to continually remember that true joy is found in his presence so that I don't make broken cisterns that can't hold any water; instead, I need to go to the Fountain of living water (Jeremiah 2:13). Fullness of joy! The Holy Spirit's presence is in us, but I can't wait to be in His presence!

at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Who is at the right hand of the Father? Jesus! There are pleasures forevermore more found at the right hand of the Father, where Jesus is. Therefore, there are pleasures forevermore found in Jesus.

Also, it is pretty cool to know that I have the same verse memorized that the Apostle Peter had memorized. In Acts 2, Peter preached a sermon and he quoted Psalm 16:11 by memory (v.28):

You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’

Remember! LIFE, JOY, and PLEASURES are found only in the Lord.

MV #3

Psalm 111:2:

Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them.

Or, for convenience, I like to say, "The works of the LORD are great, they are studied by all who delight in them."

This verse makes me realize that reading the Word isn't enough; I must study it. Those who delight in his works, study his works. This is not only referring to the Old Testament, but it can refer to all of God's works.

My reading can be a mile long in width, but only an inch thick in depth. Reading is the width but studying is depth. This verse will be a helpful reminded to...

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (2 Tim 2:15, KJV).

The Greek word for "study" is spoudazō. It can be defined as to be diligent, to endeavor and labor, and to study.

This doesn't mean that I go and lock myself in my room all day to study, but I should be diving into the Word and studying it.

I need to be diligent and labor in the word because I delight in the works of the Lord.

MV #2

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life (Titus 3:3-7, ESV).

A wonderful truth is that our theology should produce a doxology, which literally means "the glory of God." It is an expression of praise to God. The theological truths in this passage definitely produces a doxology, which is why I wanted to memorize it. I can't read this without having some type of gratefulness to the Lord. These verses vividly display the process of death to life that each Christian goes through. I was so blessed by reading these verses because they make me think about how the Lord has called me out of darkness and into his marvelous light (1 Peter 2:9). I wanted to memorize these verses so I can continually recite the gospel to myself from scripture.

Look at the comparison:

Old Life in Sin	New Life in Christ
foolish	wise
disobedient	obedient
led astray	found
slave to passions/pleasures	slave to righteousness
spent in malice and envy	spent in compassion and care
consumed with hate	consumed with love

Isn't the "but" in this verse so sweet? I was full of sin, BUT God saved me according to his own mercy. He did this by the washing of regeneration (being born again) and renewal of the Holy Spirit. This was poured out to us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior. We are justified by grace and become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Wow.

What a sweet section of scripture.

MV #1

I have resolved to memorize one verse(s) each week. So I will blog some stuff about that verse every week. You can always keep me accountable as to whether or not I have memorized it. The point is to fulfill Psalm 119:11, to hide his word in my heart so I wont sin against him.

Memory Verse:

"So teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom" (Psalm 90:12).

Do you want to gain a heart of wisdom? Simple, number your days! What does it mean to number your days? No, this is not a verse supporting birthdays, sorry! To number our days means to count them, or in other words, to make them count; don't waste your days here upon the earth.

Why will we have wisdom if we number our days? By realizing that we cannot count future days because they have not happened, we will be faced with the realization that we could die at any time. Therefore, by counting our days we can remind ourselves that we have to live for this day, not tomorrow. By living each day as if it were our last, or by living each day as if we were to face God in judgment at the end of it, we will radically change our lifestyle. We will gain a heart of wisdom as we do this. Wisdom will be directly connected with our time management.

Since we are "a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes" (James 4:14), I thought it would be good to memorize Psalm 90:12, which was said by Moses, the man of God. And, it would also be nice to have a heart of wisdom and to redeem the time while I live in this "tent."

A key point in this verse is that we need to ask to be taught this discipline of numbering our days. Lord, help us number our days so that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

"Time would not be so prcious if we never died. But since we are never more than a breath away from eternity, the way we use our time has eternal significance" - Donald Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, 134.