Psalm 119:105-153 - God's Word, Part 3

 

Psalm 119:105 – 153-59 – God’s Word – Part 3

 

1.    God’s Word can be your light in a dark world to keep you from the traps and detours of the enemy. God gives you a light you need a step at a time. If you want more light, you must obey what He says, then more light will come (John7:17). God sends the light into your heart and gives you the wisdom you need.

2.     Double minded people are unstable people (James 1:8), and unstable people eventually fall. If you put God’s Word first in your life, it will hold you up and will not fall (2 Peter 3:17-18). Cultivate a holy fear of the Lord and His Word and you will not be ashamed of your hope.

3.    God’s Word will assure you and enable you when you feel the oppression of the enemy. God’s people are aliens in enemy territory, and only the Word can protect them from the lies of the oppressor. But you must accept all that God’s Word says about all things; if you love the truth, you must also hate the false.

4.     When you live by the Word of God, your life becomes wonderful because the Word of God is wonderful. The Spirit shows you wonderful things in the Word and enables you to meditate on His wonderful works. God transforms your mind and enables you to escape the dull conformity of the world (Rom.12:1-2). His light shines within you and His face shines upon you, so that you become a light in a dark world.

5.     No matter how zealous we may be for God’s truth, we must also have His righteousness if we are going to succeed. The Word helps us practice righteousness in a sinful world. There is no substitute for integrity, which comes from loving the Word and obeying it.

6.     The Word of God helps us to pray in the will of God. The Word of God and prayer must never be separated (Acts 6:4); if they are, we will get out of balance. The better we know the Word, the more effectively we will pray, and the more effectively we pray, the better we will learn the Word.

 

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.