Psalms 119:9-11, “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”
I am often reminded of this helpful passage of Scripture. These Bible verses teach us how to overcome sin and live a holy life for God. It has been 23 years this April since I started my Jesus-is-Savior.com ministry back in 2002 by God's grace. Throughout those blessed years I have received tens of thousands of emails from web visitors. Many people have confided in me about their constant struggle with sin. I always share these Bible versus with them, which teach us that the way to handle sin is to saturate our soul with the written Word of God.
Psalms 1:1-3, “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” I love this Scripture passage. The Bible tells us that if we will continually live in God's inspired Word, we will grow deep and strong roots, just like a mighty tree that is planted alongside a river that nourishes the tree's roots. No Christian believer can be strong in the Lord who is weak in the Scriptures!
What saith the Scripture? John 15:3, “Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.” How do you overcome temptation and sin in your life? You abide in the Holy Bible. That is, you read, study, memorize and apply the principles of the King James Bible to your daily life. Psalms 119:9-11, “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” The psalmist David is talking about memorizing God's Word.
Everyone has a Skelton Closet of dark sinful unpleasant secrets. The biblical way to deal with sin is to memorize the Holy Bible, which is your ammunition when the battle comes. In Matthew and again in Luke, in chapter 4, we read about the Devil coming to Jesus to tempt him for 40 days and nights. Three times Satan tempted the only begotten Son of God. In all three incidents, our dear Savior quoted the inspired Word of God to defeat the Devil. If the very Son of God needed to use the Holy Bible to overcome temptation, then SO DO WE!!!
Jesus said that we become clean through His Words. John 17:17 says that we are sanctified by the Word, which is truth. The old adage is very true: Either sin will keep you from the Bible, or else the Bible will keep you from sin.
