Psalms 37:30-31
The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks justice.
The law of his God is in his heart;
his steps do not slip.
Tag: What’s in the Well Comes Up In the Bucket
In Psalm 37 we have a great praise psalm about the impact trusting and following God and obeying His Word can bring. Throughout the song we see references to the changed life, the peaceful life, the saved life to the one who leans into God. The man of God, who digests God’s Word (makes it his path and sole source of guidance) will have a future of peace (v. 37) and strength in times of trouble (vs. 39-40). In the above passage we see that the one who takes God’s word into his heart will see the impact on his “mouth,” his “tongue,” and his “feet.” When we put something like God’s Word into our well, we can expect it to come up in the bucket of our lives. Wisdom begins by fearing God and digesting His Word. As we consume the “law” of God (a metaphor for God’s Word and Ways), we can be assured that our mind and our actions will be impacted by the Law. But, it has to be in our heart! It can be some intellectual ascent for knowledge. We don’t study God’s Word - God’s Word is to study us and to revel in us the things we need to change the condition of the heart, soul and mind. Note what the writer of Hebrews says to us:
Hebrews 4:12-13
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
As I internalize God’s Word, He uses it to express His wisdom and His justice. Notice that the counsel of the one who absorbs God’s Word comes out as wisdom and justice ... two things very much lacking in this world today. What is in the well comes up in the bucket. Digest God’s Word and our speech and our walk will reflect the God who wrote the Word.
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