Trusting in your word

The longest of the psalms, Psalm 119, is a hymn of praise to the value of the Scriptures. We read in verse 127 the words, “Truly I love your commandments more than gold, more than fine gold.” The Holy Bible is worth its weight in gold. That’s because those who have studied it and try to live by it find it the most precious thing in life.

The Last Sunday after Trinity, today, is celebrated in some Churches as Bible Sunday, when we thank God for the gift of the holy Scriptures.

The Holy Bible is worth its weight in gold. That’s because the Bible contains the very word of God. God himself inspired the writers, and when you read the Bible, the Creator of the universe is speaking directly to you.

The Bible advises us how to live, how to pray, and how to inherit eternal life. Through the words of the Bible we learn how to know the love of our heavenly Father, have Jesus as our friend and brother, and receive the Holy Spirit. The Bible tells us how to live life triumphantly and joyfully, following the example of Jesus, resisting temptation and walking in the way that God has planned for us.

The teaching of Jesus shows us the importance of love in our treatment of others, and the danger of surrounding ourselves with a hard, unforgiving attitude, cutting ourselves off from our neighbours and from God.

The Bible’s teaching on prayer, and the examples of prayer in the Psalms and the Gospels, builds a habit of daily intimate communication with our loving heavenly Father. Reading the Bible each day helps us to open our hearts to the Holy Spirit, so that the love of God may fill us and work through us to spread God’s caring compassion to our neighbour.

There’s an old saying that before using any gadget, you should always read the maker’s instructions. God is the maker of our body and sould, our life and the world we inhabit. To know how to use those things effectively, we should unfailingly read the Maker’s instructions. Truly we should love God’s commandments more than gold, more than fine gold.

Merciful God,
teach us to be faithful in change and uncertainty,
that trusting in your word
and obeying your will
we may enter the unfailing joy of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Additional Collect for The Last Sunday after Trinity
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