the Word of God engraved within the soul. By Charles Spurgeon.

Psalm 119, verse 11. I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Your Bibles printed on paper are a blessing, but to have the Scriptures written on the heart is far better. We need not so much the doctrine which has been driven into the brain by reason, but the truth wrought into the soul by experience, through the teaching of the Blessed Spirit.

Charles Spurgeon, with his unmatched clarity and spiritual insight, reminded believers that truth must not merely reside in the intellect, but must be etched upon the heart. While printed Bibles are a precious treasure, there is a deeper blessing in having

the Word of God engraved within the soul. It is not enough to possess a well-marked Bible. What matters most is a Bible marked in the heart.

The doctrines of Scripture, no matter how sound, are worthless if they dwell only in the intellect. Theology can sharpen the mind, but only the Holy Spirit can soften the heart. What the Christian cannot do, the Spirit accomplishes. He takes divine truth and applies it personally, experimentally, and powerfully to the soul. This is not merely understanding, but transformation. It is not cold assent, but warm submission.

When God's Word is written on the heart, it becomes the believer's compass, comfort, and conviction. Paul did not say, let the Word of Christ dwell in your minds richly, but rather, let the word of Christ dwell in you richly. Colossians 3 verse 16. That is, in the very core of your being, where affections are stirred, where the will is moved, and where life is directed.

Truth must not merely be driven into the brain by logic, but planted in the soul by the Spirit. Only then does it become fruitful, issuing forth in godliness and devotion. This heart-written word arms us against temptation, strengthens us in trials, and sustains us in suffering. It is living and active only when it abides in us.

Oh, how we should long that God's principles would be sown and cherished in our heart and manifested in our lives, not just known in our head. Pray then, not merely for knowledge, but for heart experience. May your soul be the tablet upon which God himself inscribes his truth.

Listen to his instructions and store them in your heart.

Job 22 verse 22.