Desire the Discerning Word

PSALM 119:1-8 COMMITMENT TO GOD’S WORD DILIGENTLY PURSUE GOD’S WORD TO HAVE A VIBRANT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. PSALM 119:9-16 VALUE GOD’S WORD. MY PASSION FOR GOD’S WORD WILL LEAD ME TO RIGHTEOUS LIFE CHOICES. PSALM 119:17-24 DIRECTED BY GOD’S WORD! GOD’S WORD MUST BE MY SOURCE OF DIRECTION FOR LIFE CHOICES TODAY. PSALM 119:25-33 ENCOURAGED BY GOD’S WORD BE ENCOURAGED TO LIVE CONFIDENTLY IN GOD THROUGH GOD’S TRUTH. PSALM 119:33-40 TRANSFORMED BY GOD’S WORD ALLOW GOD TO SHAPE YOUR INNER MAN THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD. PSALM 119:41-48 LIVE BOLDLY BY THE WORD LIVE BOLDLY FOR GOD WHILE RESTING IN HIS LOVE AND TRUTH! PSALM 119:49-56 COMFORTED THROUGH THE WORD GOD COMFORTS OUR HEART WITH HOPE AND COURAGE THROUGH THE WORD IN THE HARD TIMES OF LIFE. PSALM 119:57-64 CONVICTED BY THE WORD URGENTLY PURSUE GOD’S MERCY BY RESPONDING TO THE CONVICTION THAT COMES THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD. PSALM 119:65-72 STRETCHED BY THE WORD BELIEVE GOD’S GOODNESS IN YOUR HARD WILL DRAW YOU INTO GREATER RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. PSALM 119:73-80 TESTIFY THROUGH THE WORD REVEAL GOD THROUGH A LIFE OF DEPENDENCE ON HIS SOVEREIGN COMPASSION. PSALM 119:81-88 RENEWED THROUGH THE WORD RENEW YOUR HEART BY DWELLING ON THE LOVE OF GOD WHEN YOU FEEL ABANDONED BY GOD. PSALM 119:89-96 STABILIZED BY GOD’S WORD GOD’S ENDURING WORD CAN AND WILL BRING STABILITY TO YOUR LIFE AS YOU APPLY IT TO YOUR LIFE. Desire the Discerning Word PSALM 119:97-104 DESIRE THE DISCERNING WORD 1. I must love and meditate on God’s Word. 97 2. God’s Word has more wisdom than all of humanities wisdom. 98-100 3. I must take deliberate action to follow after the wisdom of God’s Word. 101-102 DESIRE THE DISCERNING WORD 4. I must desire God’s Word. 103; bookend of 97 and 104 5. God’s Word is the source of all the wisdom that is greater than man’s wisdom. 104 PRINCIPLES 1. The wisdom of God’s Word is greater than any other reasoning, teaching, or thinking. 2. The wisdom of God’s Word should be greatly desired. 3. The wisdom of God’s Word leads to discernment that leads to faithful belief and living. DESIRE THE DISCERNING WISDOM OF GOD THAT IS GREATER THAN ALL OTHER WISDOM. APPLICATION 1. Do I believe that the Word of God is greater than the wisdom of man today? 2. Identify parts of your thinking that reflects the wisdom of man more than the wisdom of God. 3. What is my real view of God’s Word? Is it actually desirable? DESIRE THE DISCERNING WISDOM OF GOD THAT IS GREATER THAN ALL OTHER WISDOM.