Storing God's Word in Heart

The Lord told his people, "And these words which I command you this day shall be upon your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise..." (Deuteronomy 6:6-8). Unlike reading or studying a piece of literature, we need to take the words of the Bible to heart and think about how they apply to us.

A psalmist made this prayer, "Oh, how I love thy law! It is my meditation all the day" (Psalms 119:97). Since God's words are so precious, we ought to keep them with us all day. Then in our loneliness, frustration, or sorrow, the words that are in our hearts will provide us with comfort and strength; in our confusion and doubt, they will shed light on our path and lead us along.