What Can I Learn From Studying God's Word?

What happens when we read Gods word. From Vau of Psalm 119 here are seven things.

Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word. So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me:  for I trust in thy word.  And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.  So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.  And I will walk at liberty:  for I seek thy precepts.  I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.  And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.  My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.  Psalms 119:41-48

First salvation. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.  Salvation comes from the word of God.  Anyone who reads in earnest truth will find salvation through Jesus Christ. Faith comes by either speaking about the Word or reading the Word.  In either case many men and women have become part of the family of God through the divine Word of God.

Second, once saved we will be able to defend our faith. So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me:  for I trust in thy word. We begin to trust that what God's Word says is true. Therefore we will be able to tell others the depths of love that God has for us through His Word, and the great mercies and grace He has shown us through His Son's death on the cross.  We will be able to be a witness to others about the faith in which God has graced us with.  Then we will be reaching others for Him.

Third, hope comes from the Word of God.  And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.  As we read the scriptures we learn more about our Savior and His birth, life, death, and resurrection which brings us our hope.  Our hope in life, that He will never leave us nor forsake us, and that all things will work together for the good of those who love the Lord; and our hope in death that we shall be with Him or that we shall not see death because He will come back to get us.  Oh what glorious hope we have in Christ through His Word.

 Fourth, We will have peace and true freedom. So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.  And I will walk at liberty:  for I seek thy precepts. When we read His Word we begin to walk in it and see that we are not bound to sin but have freedom and that our life has a purpose, which is serving the true Creator.  These two things are a yolk that are with us our entire lives; wondering why even though we try to be good we cannot or what consequences we get because of the wrong we do and why do we always long for something more, a greater purpose.  Dealing with sin God breaks those chains. We no longer have to worry about what happens because we have sinned because our Redeemer has paid for all our sin, but not just that;  we no longer have to sin.  We have the Spirit that raised Christ from the dead to give us power of our sin that we would never walk in it again.  And with peace, we find that the goal or achievement we were trying to do to make our lives have meaning, whether it be money, sex, drugs, objects, or relationships, is in Christ.  He brings that peace that passes all understand.  A king you will only find when you meet Him and study His word.

Fifth, we begin to witness.  I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved This may seem like the second and it is similar but in witnessing we have a boldness about our witness "...before kings," because of the experiences we begin to go through and the more discernment we have through the scriptures. Our witness will not only be in word but also in deed.  "...I will delight myself in thy commandments,"  We see understand more fully the grace and mercy and love that God has for us.

Sixth, we begin to praise Him in spirit and in truth.  My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; Knowing more about our Saviour and King through the scripture gives us a deeper understand of Him as God and as a man,  This allowing us to know more fully the sacrifice it would take for him to come down from heaven and dwell in a carnal body, humbling himself solely for our edification.  In knowing these things how much more will we praise our Saviour and our Father, who sent Him.  O how great God is.

Finally, we continue to study and learn even more. and I will meditate in thy statutes.  With the increase of knowledge we have for the LORD we begin to want to know more and more about Him.  For example in a relationship with a spouse we do not want to stop learning about our spouse after we are married. We want to continue knowing more and more about our spouse everyday so that our love can be grander, our relationship can be greater and our bond of friendship can be stronger.  Likewise it is for Christ.  After salvation we do not toss our Savior to the side and say I guess were living together now (in our heart).  We long for a better relationship in love and in friendship daily by meditation on His word and His statutes and living in them daily.