Psalm 119: Waw
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Who are you?
Who are you?
Waw or Vav
Psalm 119:41-48 in Hebrew
41 Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise;
42 then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules.
44 I will keep your law continually, forever and ever,
45 and I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts.
46 I will also speak of your testimonies before kings and shall not be put to shame,
47 for I find my delight in your commandments, which I love.
48 I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your
statutes.
When we are taunted.
When we are taunted.
41 Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise;
42 then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word.
Our identity is being challenged. A taunt is designed to redefine us.
What makes a taunt effective?
What makes a taunt effective?
If its accurate.
If it hits an issue that we haven’t resolved.
If it reveals a weakness.
Peter’s Example:
Peter’s Example:
69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.”
70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.”
71 And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
72 And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.”
73 After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you.”
74 Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed.
75 And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.
What is the remedy according to these verses?
What is the remedy according to these verses?
41 Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise;
How does this provide an answer to being taunted?
How does this provide an answer to being taunted?
42 then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word.
When we stand firm on the Truth of God’s Word we are no longer defined by our weaknesses, our failings, and our shortcomings.
How we combat the lies.
How we combat the lies.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules.
44 I will keep your law continually, forever and ever,
45 and I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts.
We trust His truth and not their lies.
We trust His truth and not their lies.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules.
We look forward and not to our past.
We look forward and not to our past.
44 I will keep your law continually, forever and ever,
We become vulnerable because we are secure.
We become vulnerable because we are secure.
45 and I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts.
Peter Restored:
Peter Restored:
15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.”
17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.
18 Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.”
19 (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.”
We become influential (for our King).
We become influential (for our King).
46 I will also speak of your testimonies before kings and shall not be put to shame,
47 for I find my delight in your commandments, which I love.
48 I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.
All that we are needs to be wrapped up in the Truth that God has proclaimed about us, about the world, and about Himself.
Peter Stands in the Truth
1 And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,
2 greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
3 And they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.
4 But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
5 On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem,
6 with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.
7 And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, “By what power or by what name did you do this?”
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders,
9 if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed,
10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well.
11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.
12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.
14 But seeing the man who was healed standing beside them, they had nothing to say in opposition.
15 But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another,
16 saying, “What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.
17 But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”
18 So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
19 But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,
20 for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.”
21 And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, for all were praising God for what had happened.
22 For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old.
What Taunts might the world hurl at you?
What Taunts might the world hurl at you?
If they point at sin . . . you point at His Grace.
If they point at sin . . . you point at His Grace.
If they point at your past . . . you point to the future.
If they point at your past . . . you point to the future.
If they disgrace your name . . . you lift up His name!
If they disgrace your name . . . you lift up His name!
If they doubt you . . . remember God chose you.
If they doubt you . . . remember God chose you.
What Truth has God called you to stand in Today!
What Truth has God called you to stand in Today!
What Taunt is now powerless in your life?
What Taunt is now powerless in your life?
