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God’s Word is Settled in Heaven

Psalm 119:89 says, “For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.”

Sunrise over the Dead Sea, Israel

Sunrise over the Dead Sea, Israel

Yet it is God’s intention that His Word would also be established on the earth. There seems to be no problem with the acceptance of God’s word in heaven. In heaven there is no opposition to God’s word. In heaven His will is done. Now on the earth we have some problems due to sin and Satan.  On earth there is a battle , in heaven no battle.

Let’s continue on to verse 101, “I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.” Again the Word is something to keep. Verse 103, “How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!”

The Word of God is something sweet to our taste. Verse 105, “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” Here we see that the Word of God is light to us; it tells us where to go. It shows us where to go. Verse 107, “I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.” Again we see that the Word give us life.

I really like this next verse, verse 130, “The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.”  Notice it doesn’t just say, “The reading of Thy word gives light”, or, “The study of the Word gives light”.  You do need to read the Word and study the Word, but this verse says, “The entrance of Thy word gives light”. This passage always reminds me of John 6.  Jesus was speaking to the disciples, there. He was talking about Himself being the bread of life that came down from Heaven.

At the end of that portion He says in verse 63, “…The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” In order for the Word of God to have entrance into us, first of all, our heart has to be prepared to listen to the Word.  Secondly, we need to have the attitude that we are going to obey the Word of God. The Word of God needs to be spirit and life to us because when it is spirit and life it can enter into our hearts.

Psalm 119:89 says, “For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.”

Psalm 119

Deer on the Golf Green

Deer on the Golf Green

Hearing God’s Word in Psalm 119

Verse 25, “My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.” The word, “quicken” means to give life or to raise from the dead. That means the Word gives us life. That always reminds me of Hebrews 4:12 where it says, “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” This verse says that the Word of God is living. In other words, there is life in the Word of God.

We continue on to verse 74, “They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.” There is hope in the Word of God.
Verse 76, “Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.” This means there is mercy, kindness, and comfort in the Word of God.

Verse 81, “My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.” Again the Word gives us hope, and it gives us salvation. Verse 82, “My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.” In other words, we are expecting comfort from the Word of God.

Verse 89, “For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.” In other words, in the heavenlies there is no problem with the Word of God, but on the earth there is some problem. That’s why the Lord Jesus taught us to pray, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven“, indicating that in Heaven there is no problem with the Word of God. Yet, Jesus taught us to pray to bring the will of God from the heavens to the earth.