February 7, 2006

[Rev. Doc]

Hidden In The Heart

"I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you."
Psalm 119:11

While studying in the Holy Lands, a seminary professor met a man who claimed to have memorized the Old Testament--in Hebrew! Needless to say, the astonished professor asked for a demonstration. A few days late they sat together in the man's home. "Where shall we begin?" asked the man. "Psalm 1," replied my professor, who was an avid student of the psalms. Beginning with Psalm 1:1, the man began to recite from memory, while my professor followed along in his Hebrew Bible. For two hours the man continued word for word without a mistake as the professor sat in stunned silence. When the demonstration was over, the professor discovered something even more astonishing about the man--he was an atheist! Here was someone who knew the Scriptures better than most Christians ever will, and yet he didn't even believe in God.

Shouldn't our priority as believers be to know His Word?

Prayer: Ask God to help you hide His Word in your heart and mind.

"The word of God hidden in the heart is a stubborn voice to suppress."
~Billy Graham