2. The Content of The WORD

a. John 18:37: "To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the Truth. Every one that is of the Truth heareth My voice."

God's people know Truth. They listen to the WORD of God, and they know why Jesus came to this earth. They know Him. They believe Him.
Psalm 100:5: "For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His TRUTH endureth to all generations."
Psalm 115:1 "Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto Thy Name give glory, for Thy mercy, and for Thy TRUTH's sake."
James 1:18 "Of His own will begat He us with the WORD of TRUTH, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures."
John 17:17: "Sanctify them through Thy TRUTH: Thy WORD is TRUTH."

b. John 5:39: "Search the SCRIPTURES; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me."
The WORD is life to believers. Jesus Christ, The WORD, secured Eternal Life to those who believe His testimony.
Philippians 2:16: "Holding forth the WORD of Life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain."

c. Psalm 119:41: "Let Thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even Thy salvation, according to Thy WORD."
Along with life, The WORD gives us His mercy and salvation.

d. Hebrews 6:5: "And have tasted the Good WORD of God, and the powers of the world to come."
The WORD contains only good, because only God is good. Anything in the world, that is good, comes from God.
James 1:17: "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with Whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." Psalm 73:1: "Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart."
Matthew 19:17: "There is none good but One, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments."

e. Psalm 119:140: "Thy WORD is very pure: therefore Thy servant loveth it."
In a world as polluted as ours, where can we turn to find pureness, both in motive and practice? And once you think you've found something, or someone that is pure, how do you know you can trust it, or them, implicitly? To really know The WORD is to believe and trust Him. He is pure.

f. Psalm 119:162: "I rejoice at Thy WORD, as one that findeth great spoil."
The WORD is the greatest Wealth, the greatest Treasure, any man could EVER hope to obtain.
Psalm 16:11: "Thou wilt show me the path of Life: in Thy presence is fullness of Joy; at Thy right hand there are Pleasures for evermore."
Psalm 119:14: "I have rejoiced in the way of Thy TESTIMONIES, as much as in all riches."
Psalm 119:111: "Thy TESTIMONIES have I taken as an Heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart."
In fact, all the vast riches that a person could possibly find in His WORD, are abundance beyond human imagination. There is no creature, nor creation, that has EVER experienced all that God is, or offers to be-- nor EVER shall!
Psalm 147:5: "Great is our LORD, and of great power: His understanding is infinite."
Psalm 145:3: "Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable."
Isaiah 40:28: "Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding."
Job 5:9: "Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number."
Romans 11:33: "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!"
Job 9:10: "Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number."
Job 11:7: "Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?"
Psalm 86:10: "For Thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone."
This is The WORD, the Wealth of Heaven, Who desires you to find Him. And just think of it! All this wealth is in Him, waiting to be searched for, and in such abundance, that you could never deplete Him!
Colossians 1:19: "For it pleased the Father that in Him should all fullness dwell."
Colossians 2:9: "For in Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily."
Psalm 27:8: "When Thou saidst, Seek ye My face; my heart said unto Thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek."
Deuteronomy 4:29: "But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find Him, if thou seek Him with all thy heart and with all thy soul."
1Chronicles 16:10: "Glory ye in His holy NAME [The WORD]: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD."
1Chronicles 22:19: "Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God."
Ezra 8:22: "The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek Him; but His power and His wrath is against all them that forsake Him."
Psalm 14:2: "The LORD looked down from Heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God."
Psalm 10:4: "The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts."
Psalm 70:4: "Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee: and let such as love Thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified."

g. Psalm 119:172: "My tongue shall speak of Thy WORD: for all Thy COMMANDMENTS are righteousness."
How many times, in life, have you been disappointed with the outcome of a story, a movie, a news item, where the "bad guy gets away with murder"? How many times have you hated the cruelty that insidiously goes on around you? The concept of "righteousness" may seem to be a natural-born function, or instinct, that all men should have. But "righteousness" comes from God only. Without the righteousness of The WORD, man would be left to his own devices to conceive his own convenient brand of that which is "right in his own eyes".
Proverbs 12:15: "The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto Counsel is wise."
Proverbs 21:2: "Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts."
And because we see so much injustice around us, we know man has NOT sought the righteousness of The WORD.

h. Psalm 119:103: "How sweet are Thy WORDS unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!"
Yes, true believers really do enjoy The WORD this much. He gives such sweet pleasure and enjoyment! He is contentment. He does taste good!
Psalm 119:143: "Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet Thy COMMANDMENTS are my delights."

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