It’s comforting to engage with trustworthy. Perhaps it’s a restaurant that never disappoints, or an author you always appreciate. Maybe it’s a vehicle you can count on to always start in the cold, or a friend who’s got your back.

In our ever-shifting world, trustworthy grows harder to find and ever more valuable. One source remains worthy of our trust—the words of the Lord. The psalmist writes, all his precepts are trustworthy. They are established for ever and ever, enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.

The teachings of the Bible never go out of style. They may go out of favor, viewed by segments of the population as archaic or rigid or even harmful. But the words of Scripture remain the one true path to human flourishing. Solid. Sure. Bedrock.

Which leads the psalmist to the following reality: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, all who follow his precepts have good understanding.

Want to live above your circumstances? Find solid footing in the ever-shifting sands of this world? Open the book. Give time and thought to the words of the Lord, where just around the corner, wisdom and understanding wait for you.

Psalm 111 in Through the Bible in 2024

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