Selective Reading

(Psa 119:93 KJV)  I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.

(Proverbs 22 also read)

By “precepts” (6490) this is referring to the law, among other writings.  Out of 24 times it is used, 21 of them are in Psalm 119 and all are in Psalms.  What touched my mind as I read this today is that we could substitute “Bible” for precept or law and get the way we should feel about it.  

Christians read and study their Bibles.  We love the word.  Having said that I must confess that I do not spend a lot of time in the book of Numbers or the genealogies of the gospels.  Why?  Because they are not meant for repeated consumption.  Okay, maybe they charge your batteries some way, but for me they were read 20 years ago and do not need a repeat.  I focus on the parts of the word that help me build my life.  So when the Psalmist says he loves the law, he is not talking about the advice for the clothing of the Levites.

So?  Read and let the word speak to you.  Don’t get hung up on Paul’s criticism of the law.