Gold’s value today is $30,550.72/Pound. “The FEAR OF THE LORD IS PURE, enduring forever. The rulings of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous. They are MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb…” The meaning of “fear,” here, is the sense of profound respect, humility, and acceptance. This is not a sense of panic, but of reverence. This statement points out that reverential fear of the Lord is clean and endures forever. Unlike false religions that are defiled, GOD’S WORD IS UNDEFILED AND EVERLASTING. Gods Word is also very precious (more so than gold) and sweet. David wrote, “GREAT PEACE have those who LOVE YOUR LAW; NOTHING CAN MAKE THEM STUMBLE…(Psa. 119:165)
“…who can discern their own errors? FORGIVE my hidden faults. KEEP YOUR SERVANT ALSO FROM WILLFUL SINS; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression. May these words OF MY MOUTH and this meditation OF MY MOUTH BE PLEASING in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.” (Psalms 19:9-14)
David wanted his words and the thoughts of his heart to be ACCEPTABLE TO THE LORD. When a worshiper, in the old testament, brought an animal to the sanctuary to be sacrificed to the Lord, a priest would examine it to see if it was free of blemishes. If a blemish was found, neither the animal nor the worshiper was accepted by the Lord. “If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the herd, it must be a male WITH NO DEFECTS. Bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle so you may be accepted by the LORD.” (Lev. 1:3) Taking that concept of being “blemish-free” to heart, our words should comfort or edify those who hear them. “Let your speech be gracious and attractive so that you will have…
THE RIGHT RESPONSE FOR EVERYONE…(Col. 4:6)
-Bill Stockham