Moments with my First Love [UNDER REVISION]

MOMENT 40: How to keep your ways pure?

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. -Psalm 119:9-11

You are so blessed for knowing the Lord at the very young age. Others have known God when they were already old. Although age doesn't matter when God has called and chosen you.

The point is, because you are still young, you still have a lot of time to serve the Lord. There will still be a lot of time for you to walk here on earth with Him.

And at this young age of yours, God is teaching and training you to keep your way pure.

How?

God said in His Word, by guarding it according to His Word.

Do you know the job of a guard? He checks every person that will enter or go outside of the mall or establishments that he is assigned to. God is teaching and training you to be a "guard" of your own life through His Words.

Example for you to further understand: God said in Luke 14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

Since you are the guard, you will guars if there is pride that wants to enter in your heart or in your life. Because you know through God's Word that this will not please Him.

God is not please with everyone that has a pride in their heart, that's why he humbles someone like them. On the other hand, God is pleased with humble people that's why He is exalting them.

Another:
God said that it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person Matthew 15:11.

Since you are the guard, you will guard the possible things or words that will come out of your mouth or on your life.

Purpose of Guarding: To secure.

God wants you to secure your purity!

And you can only secure your purity if you know the Word of God!

What to do?
📢 MAKE YOUR WHOLE HEART A STORAGE OF GOD'S WORDS AND PRESENCE

When you say whole—every space must be consumed only By His Words.
It's like: You are so filled of Him that the sin has no more room to fill you.

That's why the Psalmist said, that I might not sin against You.

It means the purity was secured because you are so filled with the Lord and the sins have no space left to fill you.

Shalom!
Glory be all to God! :)