Regaining Lost Treasures

When I first became a believer in Christ, Bible memorization was very important. Not only memorizing the Word, but reviewing the verses I had hidden in my heart. Eventually, it took two weeks at an hour per day to review all the verses and chapters I'd put down to memory.

However, lately, I've noticed that many of those verses are slipping from memory. I was sitting on the bus, going over as many chapters as I could recall and realized I'd totally forgotten many of the Psalms that used to be fresh in my memory. So, when I got to my hotel room, I quickly looked up Psalm 34, 36 and 37 to refresh my memory. What a mind-blower! Those Psalms are full of precious treasures that I'd almost lost with the passing of time. It was like rediscovering lost jewels.

Psalm 34
1 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

(IMAGINE how our lives could be TRANSFORMED if we did THAT! King David, apparently was always praising God. It's reflected in the book of Psalms. Even though he went through tough battles, physical battles, spiritual battles and heart-break, he clung to the Lord. He continued to praise God.)

2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

(We can encourage others just by boasting about our awesome God!)

3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

(Wow! The fruit of seeking God is that you get delivered from ALL your fears.)

5 They looked unto him and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

6 This poor man (woman) cried, and the Lord heard him/her, and saved him/her out of all his/her troubles.

(All. A-L-L!)

7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

(Have you seen your angel? Do you ever ask them to help out? They want to be released to work on our behalf.)

8 O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

(We get a blessing from trusting in God.)

9 O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

(Fearing God means you will not lack. That's a promise!)

10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

(If it's good for me, God will give it to me. If I don't have it, I don't need it.)

11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and persue it.

15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

(Are we believers righteous? Yes! By faith, we are, because we have the righteousness of Jesus. We are covered in the precious, pure, perfect blood of the Lamb! Hallelujah!)

16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

(Woe. God is not even going to LOOK at evil doers.)

17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

(If you have a broken heart, look at it as a good thing. That wounded heart will keep you close to Jesus.)

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

(This was a prophetic verse that Jesus fulfilled. None of His bones were broken.)

21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in Him shall be desolate.

(If we trust in the Lord, He will not allow us to starve!)