"God's Perfect Word"

"The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple." (Psalms 19:7) Considering all that we know about God's perfect plan of redemption for our lives, you would think that we would have a better understanding of what His law is meant for, and how important it is for our being brought to a place of turning. You might have noticed that I have replace the word "law" with "word" in the title of my posting, not only for today, but even yesterday; as the title in my Bible above verse seven is "God's Law", as I had said in the opening post leading into this Psalm. The reason that I have changed this from Law to Word is because God's law is His word, His law being that which is instruction and direction into understanding who He is, and how much we need Him. In other words, there really is no separating between God's law and His word, because they are one of the same; and for those of us that desire instruction, "the law of the LORD is perfect", for it has integrity, meaning that it is safe and secure. If ever you wanted to know of God, 'Lord, what would you have me do?', then obedience to His word or His law is a good place to start. If you start with the Ten Commandments, and examine them as if they were not just the Law that was given to be obeyed, but that they were instruction for us to brought into a closer relationship with our God, then maybe they might seem more appealing and less of a burden that is a weight to heavy to lift. Everything that God does, He does to draw us closer to Him; His law is no exception, but is actually the main lesson to bring us into a relationship by faith, knowing the importance of His mighty redemption. The apostle Paul writes in Galatians 3:24, "Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith". This word "schoolmaster" is an interesting term for explaining how God's law brings us to the understanding of our need for redemption; and we may think it just means a teacher, such as would be the case in our modern way of thinking. But among the Greeks and the Romans, the man applied to trust worthy slaves who were charged with the duty of supervising the life and the morals of boys belonging to the better class; the boys were not allowed so much as to step out on the house without that trust worthy slave before arriving at the age of manhood. The Law is likened to a tutor because it arouses the consciousness of sin, preparing our soul for Christ; much as those trust worthy slaves were for instruction to the seriousness of remaining moral, and showing those better class of boys how living moral required instruction that was beyond their own capabilities. So too, we have learned by experience to trying to adhere to God's perfect law, that it is something beyond our capabilities to achieve the letter of the law; therefore, our need for God's redemption is fulfilled, and we more eagerly are ready to receive His offer of salvation given through the death and resurrection of His Son...