My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times.
Psalm 119:20
Many portions of Scripture declare the importance of knowing the Bible. But have you ever meditated on this one? When I consider the habits of my soul in terms of “longing”, I can think of several things which have nothing to do with God’s rules.
The one and only example I have of this is Jesus. As we consider his response to Satan when he was tempted after 40 days of fasting, we catch a glimpse into the utter psychological reliance Jesus placed on the word.
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It is written,
“‘Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,
“‘He will command his angels concerning you,’
and
“‘On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written,
“‘You shall worship the Lord your God
and him only shall you serve.’”Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.
Matthew4:1-11, ESV
Constant longing for and reliance upon on God’s word.
