Sweeter than Honey

His delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. —Psalm 1:2

My father had a great reverence and love for God’s Word. As a way of demonstrating that respect, it was his habit never to place anything on top of the Bible— a practice I’ve adopted myself not because the paper has any mystical properties or inherent value but as a visible means of honoring what is contained in those pages.

I think this is what the psalmist must have felt as he contemplated the portion of God’s Word that existed in his day. Throughout Psalm 119, King David seems hardly able to find adequate words to describe what he feels about the Word of God:

How sweet your word is to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth. (v. 103)

I love your commands more than gold, even the purest gold. (v. 127)

The older I get and the more I delve into the riches of God’s Word, the more I find myself cherishing it, standing in awe of it, and delighting in it “like one who finds vast treasure” (v. 162).

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A Place of Quiet Rest: Finding Intimacy with God through a Daily Devotional Life ©2000 Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Scripture taken from The CSB