Psalm 111 is for people who study. It explains how to be a student who pleases the Lord and grows in understanding of truth.

Start with worship (1). The lower you bow before the Lord, the more He will instruct you. Go right to the Source!

See God in His works (2–6). Whether it is science or history, you are examining God’s works in this world. His works are great and glorious, revealing His power and wisdom. To see the creation but ignore the Creator is to move into idolatry and sin (Rom. 1:18ff.).

See God in His Word (7–9). The Word of God and the book of nature do not contradict each other, for the same Author wrote them. The theories of scholars come and go, but God’s Word stands forever.

Obey what God teaches you (10). The search into truth is not simply an academic endeavor of the mind; it must involve your whole person. If you are willing to do God’s truth, He will teach you (John 7:17). F. W. Robertson said, “Obedience is the organ of spiritual knowledge.”

All truth is God’s truth. If you love truth, learn truth, and live truth, the truth will set you free (John 8:31–32).

“All men naturally desire to know, but what does knowledge avail without the fear of God?”

Thomas Kempis

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