THE PLAYBOOK

Psalm 119:97-104
97 Oh, how I love Your law! I meditate on it all day long. 98 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they
are ever with me. 99 I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on Your statutes. 100 I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey Your precepts. 101 I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey Your word. 102 I have not departed from Your laws, for You Yourself have taught me. 103 How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! 104 I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.

Imagine a football coach getting this note from his rookie quarterback halfway through training camp:

Oh, how I love your playbook! I meditate on it all day long. Your schemes make me wiser than my enemies, for those schemes are ever with me. I have more insight than all my coaches, for I meditate on your teachings. I have more understanding than the veterans, for I obey your rules. I have kept my feet from every rules violation so that I might obey your word. I have not departed from your rules, for you yourself have taught me. How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! I gain understanding from your playbook; therefore I hate every wrong move on or off the field.

Now, that coach would either kick the kid off the team for mockery, or if he discovered that he was sincere, he would know he had a gem on his hands.

Those in authority value respect and careful attention to learning from the people they are called upon to teach. The coach loves the eager learner who asks questions and actually listens to advice. The veteran player appreciates the rookie who will pay attention to his or her advice.

And God finds our attention to His Word a real joy. He loves it when we find His words sweet to the taste, His commands delightful to obey, and His standards worth striving to follow.

Do we love God's law? Do we often spend time thinking about His standards and how we can apply them? Do we realize that trusting God's instructions will keep us off the wrong paths that can lead only to destruction?

God's playbook is our greatest guide to life on earth. Let's dig into it and learn to play by the rules--God's rules. --Dave Branon

DESTINATION POINTS

* How much time do I spend looking at the playbook of God's Word so I know what He wants me to do?
* If someone were to ask me to give him a little tour of the Bible, would I be able to lead him through it in a helpful way?

LINKS:
How Can I Understand The Bible?
http://www.discoveryseries.org/q0401

bottom line: Study God's Word to stay on the straight path.

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