美麗的新娘挽著她父親的手臂，準備走進教堂。但是在這之前，她13個月大的外甥會首先進場。小小的花童捧著的不是一般常見的「婚戒」，而是一本「聖經」。新娘與新郎都是愛主的基督徒，想藉此表明他們熱愛上帝的話語。這個蹣跚學步的小花童沒有太多分神，成功地走到了教堂正前方。只不過明眼人會發現，那本聖經的皮革封面上留下了小花童的齒痕。這是多麼生動的畫面，正適合說明基督徒或渴望認識耶穌的人要品嘗和咀嚼上帝的話語。

詩篇119篇頌揚上帝的話是何等寶貴。詩人一開始就宣告，凡遵行耶和華律法的，便為有福（1節），並充滿詩意地讚美上帝的典章，也清楚表達自己對上帝話語的熱愛。就像詩人對上帝說：「祢看我怎樣愛祢的訓詞」（159節）；「謊話是我所恨惡所憎嫌的；惟祢的律法是我所愛的」（163節）；「我心裡守了祢的法度；這法度我甚喜愛」（167節）。

我們如何藉由生活來表明愛上帝及祂的話語呢？有一個方式能測試我們對祂的愛，那就是問問自己：我正在「咀嚼與品嘗」的是什麼？我有沒有一直「咀嚼」聖經中甘甜的話語？然後接受邀約，「嘗嘗主恩的滋味，便知道祂是美善」（34篇8節）。

The beautiful bride, gripping her proud father’s arm, was poised to make her way to the altar. But not before the entrance of her thirteen-month-old nephew. Instead of carrying the more common “ring”—he was the “Bible bearer.” In this way, the bride and groom, as committed believers in Jesus, wanted to testify to their love for Scripture. With minimal distraction, the toddler found his way to the front of the church. How illustrative it was that the toddler’s teeth marks were found on the leather cover of the Bible. What a picture of activity that’s fitting for believers in Christ or those who desire to know Him—to taste and take in Scripture.

Psalm 119 celebrates the comprehensive worth of the Scriptures. After declaring the blessedness of those who live by God’s law (v. 1), the author poetically raved about it, including his love for it. “See how I love your precepts” (v. 159); “I hate and detest falsehood but I love your law” (v. 163); “I obey your statutes, for I love them greatly” (v. 167).

What statements do we make about our love for God and His Word through how we live? One way to test our love for Him is by asking, What am I partaking of? Have I been “chewing” on the sweet words of Scripture? And then accept this invitation, “Taste and see that the Lord is good” (34:8).