Psalm 119:140

Psalm 119:140 “Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and Your servant loves them.”
 

The testing referred to here deals with the purifying power of the Word of God. It could read, “Your Word is pure” or “Your Word is a purification,” this is why Jesus said, “You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you,” John 15:3. It’s not saying that the promises are a pure thing (though they are) but rather that they are something that purifies. Your promises have been tested or, I have run Your promises through the fire, and they purify me.
 

When we are being tested, we put the Word to the test. In the midst of the test (fire), we are being purified by the Word of God. Jeremiah says, “Is not my word like a fire,’ declares the Lord, ‘and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces’” Jeremiah 23:29. In a trial, we often feel as though we have come up against a rock or something immovable. As we cling to the Word of God, it begins to purify us. 

After purification takes place, the Word then becomes like a hammer that removes the trial (rock). It breaks it into small pieces. As Christ was led into the wilderness to fast and pray, the Word of God was His only sustenance. Later, it became a hammer which crushed His opposition. Every time Satan tempted Him, Jesus quoted the Word.
 

It’s no wonder David loved the promises of God! David was a servant. Servants need tools with which to accomplish their service. The service God’s servants perform is the exaltation of God through the defeat of the enemy. Satan is defeated by us becoming the opposite of him. The Word of God is the perfect tool for the task. God’s Word is truth. Satan is the father of lies. The way the father of lies is defeated is through the working of truth in our lives. The Word not only purifies us, it also removes that which hinders further service. 

I encourage you to take some time to meditate on this verse. Can you say that you love the Word of God?  Continued.