Psalm 119:89

"For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven." Psalm 119:89

The word. Truth. Reality. Meaning. It belongs to God, and it dwells in his domain. Its source is a Being so far beyond our understanding we cannot imagine Him, and its habitation is far away in a place we cannot penetrate. However, he has chosen to reveal a portion of this word to us. We live in an age when far more of it is revealed than when the psalmist wrote this simple verse. Do we therefore treasure it?

There's another reason why we should: it is utterly fixed, settled. Unlike the world we live in, it will not pass away, it will not change, and it is not subject to doubt. All the novel information that flies around the internet is fleeting and destined for the trash heap of history, and the wisdom of man is but shaky footing for our minds. Conversely, time spent in God's word is time spent grounding our understanding on that which is eternal. May we with the psalmist say, "O how I love thy law!" But that is so easy to say. Of course we know we ought to love it!" Here's the real key: may that love also lead us to say, "It is my meditation all the day."