50 Reasons to Read God's Word From Psalm 119

These days I am soaking in the rays of God's word as I anticipate (the not yet here in Texas!) fall leaves, soup, hot chocolate, gift wrapping, and christmas cards.  I spent all of last week meditating on Psalm 119, one of my favorite psalms!  I love God's word because it reveals who He is to me and provides a guide for my life, but while reading Psalm 119, I found more and more (and more) reasons to read God's word.  By the end of the week I had a pretty great list of reasons why I should spend time in God's word daily. No matter how busy life gets, I need to remember that God's Word

1. blesses me (vs. 1)
2. leads me to do no wrong, to be blameless (vs. 1, 3)
3. keeps me from shame (vs. 6)
4. give me an upright heart (vs. 6)
5. leads to praise (vs. 7)
6. helps me keep my way pure (vs. 9)
7. keeps me from wandering (vs. 10)
8. keeps me from sin (vs. 11)
   
9. gives me delight (vs. 14)
10. helps me remember God's commands (vs. 16)
11. shows me wondrous things (vs. 18)
12. consumes me with longing for more (vs. 20)
13. keeps me from rebuke (vs. 21)
14. removes scorn and contempt (vs. 22)
15. counsels me (vs. 24)
16. gives me life (vs. 25, 50)
17. leads to confession (vs. 26)
18. leads to understanding (vs. 27)
19. gives me strength (vs. 28)
20. helps me distinguish what is false and reveals truth (vs. 29)
21. frees my heart (vs. 32)
22. turns my eyes away from worthless things (vs. 37)
23. confirms God's promises to me (vs. 38)
24. turns away my reproach (vs. 39)
25. gives me an answer in the face of mockers (vs. 42)
26. gives me hope (vs. 43, 39)
27. causes me to walk in a wide place (vs. 45)
28. gives me a testimony even when standing before princes and kings (vs. 46)
29. gives me comfort (vs. 52)
30. invites God's favor (vs. 58)
31. causes me to praise God (vs. 62)
32. keeps me from going astray (vs. 67)
33. shows me my identity in Christ (vs. 73) 
    
34. keeps me from revenge (vs. 78)
35. prepares me to be a leader (vs. 79)
36. keeps my place before God in perspective (vs. 89-91)
    
37. gives me wisdom (vs. 98)
    
38. guides me in darkness (vs. 105)
    
39. provides me with a heritage (vs. 111)
    
40. gives me joy (vs. 111)
41. shields me (vs. 114)
    
42. makes me to sorrow over sin against God (vs. 136)
43. gives me confidence in the face of persecution (vs. 161)
44. leads to deliverance (vs. 153)
45. invites God's intercession on my behalf (vs. 154)
    
46. leads to salvation (vs. 155)
47. leads to peace (vs. 165)
48. keeps my feet from stumbling (vs. 165)
    
49. opens God's ears to my pleas (vs. 169, 170)
50. invites God's help (vs. 173)

"For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, pierciing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart."  Hebrews 4: 12, ESV