God's Word is Pure

"Your word is very pure; therefore Your servant loves it."

Psalm 119:140

Psalm 119 is famous for being the longest chapter in the Bible, yet it has at least one other outstanding feature:  nearly every single verse therein praises God's word, commandments, and statutes.  The psalmist had a healthy obsession with the word of God and sought to heed it continually.  As this verse plainly states, the purity of God's word is a reason why servants of God love it.  Compared to good seed that is fruitful in prepared hearts by Jesus, it is living and active to instruct, guide, and help us to know God and follow Him.

The heavens and earth will pass away but all of God's words will endure forever in full force.  The Bible has remained unsullied and pure until now and will continue to provide life-sustaining wisdom forever to all who read and walk according to it.  Proverbs 30:5 says, "Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him."  The absolute, eternal truth of God has been miraculously distilled into words that have been translated into many languages and has remained pure to this day.  All impurities of the world and opinions of men have been prevented from tarnishing this unique revelation of God.  In an unclean world the Bible remains pure and worthy of being called God's word.

Don't fall for the lie Satan has used to dupe many that asserts the exact opposite--that over years it has been corrupted and is no longer of relevance.  Those who agree the Bible is the word of God ought not to explain away doctrines and teaching which contradicts what we think or what the world values.  If we will know God and the faith once delivered to the saints the Bible is the means God has used to reveal the mystery of the Gospel and the hope all can have in Jesus Christ the Way, the Truth, and the Life.  David wrote in Psalm 138:2, "I will worship toward Your holy temple, and praise Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth; for You have magnified Your word above all Your name."  What a marvelous statement this is, that God would magnify His word "above all His name" and submits Himself to all He has said.