The Sweetness of Scripture | Audio Reading | Our Daily Bread Devotional | September 20, 2025

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🗓️ 20 September 2025

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0:00.0	The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul.
0:06.2	Psalm 19 verse 7.
0:09.5	Welcome to this daily encouragement from our daily bread.
0:13.8	The sweetness of scripture was written by Brent Hackett and read by Wes Ward.
0:28.0	Psalm 19 verses 7 through 14. The law of the Lord is perfect,
0:36.7	refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the
0:41.0	Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever.
0:48.9	The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous. They are more precious than gold than much pure gold.
0:58.5	They are sweeter than honey than honey from the honeycomb. By them, your servant is warned. In keeping
1:06.1	them, there is great reward. But who can discern their own errors? Forgive my hidden faults. Keep your servant
1:14.1	also from willful sins. May they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless, innocent of great
1:22.9	transgression. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my rock, and my Redeemer.
1:36.3	The Sweetness of Scripture, written by Brent Hackett.
1:41.5	On September 22, 1959, a devotional article appeared in Our Daily Bread, written by Dr.
1:50.5	M.R. Dahan.
1:51.9	He wrote about how he yearned for a box of Cracker Jack candied popcorn.
1:57.5	His intention was to relate it to the yearning for the scriptures.
2:02.0	But to his surprise, a few weeks later, boxes upon boxes of Crackerjack popcorn began
2:08.8	arriving at his office.
2:11.1	His desire for Cracker Jack was satisfied by the loyal readers of his devotional.
2:18.3	Letting the practice of regular immersion in Scripture slip away is always easy.
2:24.2	That's why we need to yearn for something sweeter than honey.
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