Day 175

Psalm 19:7-11
The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making the wise simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether. They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; sweeter than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover, by them Your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.

I really enjoy the second part of each of those sentences. Restoring the soul, rejoicing the heart, enlightening the eyes, enduring forever, more desirable than gold, sweeter than honey. The first part of each of those carry such negative connotations though. The law, the precepts, the commandment, the fear, the judgments.

My conclusion is that I must have the wrong idea of what the "negative" part means. I think the key to reading and understanding the Bible is to be certain of a few things (that the Bible is true, that God inspired it, that God loves me, etc) and anything that comes against any of those core beliefs are not being interpreted correctly. It creates many wonderful challenges rather than just simply reading. It makes me think deeply and thoroughly about what I'm reading and why it was put there.

I think that's the end for now. I've been up since 4am. This time it wasn't for work! I just woke up and couldn't go back to sleep! But I hope this makes one person think. It makes it all worth it.