Dr Paul Allen

English: An image of Psalm 23 (King James' Version), frontispiece to the 1880 omnibus printing of The Sunday at Home. Scanned at 800 dpi. Français : Illustration du Psaume 23 (version autorisée par le roi Jacques), en frontispice de l'édition omnibus du Sunday at home. Version numérisée à 800 dpi. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) I am to love God by loving His Word. Therefore, it is my delight to receive it. Again, think about receiving a present. The word present is just another way of saying "gift." And what does the word gift mean? It means an act of grace—that a person gives you something not because you deserve it, but because they decided to express their love. Ten times in the great Psalm 119 we read of the psalmist praising the Lord for receiving the Lord's Word, saying he "delights" in the Word (Ps. 119:14, 16, 24, 35, 47, 70, 77, 92, 143, 174). Why? Because the Word is the living Word of the Lord to us, His people. The psalmist also describes

Image by catface3 via Flickr I’m going to give you the worst advice anyone could give anyone.  Ready?  Here it is: FOLLOW YOUR HEART  In other words, make decisions based solely on whether you feel “peace” about them. To “follow your heart” is a prescription for disaster.   Here’s why: The heart is deceitful above all things,and desperately sick;who can understand it?( Jeremiah 17:9) This is an unbeliever’s heart – rotten to the core, deceitful, sick.   God gives believers new hearts (Ezekiel 36.26) and his Spirit to guide us.   But the old heart is still there, waiting to trip us up if we’re not careful.  So, even though we have new hearts, the Spirit of God guides us by his sure and certain Word, not by our feelings. [105] Your word is a lamp to my feetand a light to my path.( Psalm 119:105)  Every decision we make needs to be brought under the spotlight of God’s word, not the murky fog of feelings.  Our feelings are the worst barometer of truth that exists.  God’s W