My Passion for the 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. PSALM 119:97-104 DESIRE THE DISCERNING WORD DESIRE THE DISCERNING WISDOM OF GOD THAT IS GREATER THAN ALL OTHER WISDOM. PSALM 119:105-112 ENDURING COMMITMENT TO THE WORD BE COMPLETELY COMMITTED TO WILLINGLY FOLLOWING THE WORD OF GOD IN SPITE OF THE CHALLENGES. PSALM 119:113-120 REFOCUSED BY GOD’S WORD OBEDIENCE TO GOD IS BUILT ON A RIGHT VIEW OF GOD’S JUSTICE, GOD’S SUSTAINING POWER, AND MY NEED FOR HELP TO BE RIGHTEOUS! PSALM 119:121–128 TRUST GOD’S JUSTICE THROUGH THE WORD I MUST TRUST IN GOD’S JUSTICE BY REMAINING FAITHFUL TO TRUTH. PSALM 119:129-136 MY REACTION TO THE WORD MAN’S REJECTION OF GOD’S TRANSFORMING WORD SHOULD GRIEVE OUR HEARTS. My Passion for the Word PSALM 119:127-144 MY PASSION FOR THE WORD 1. God, your Word is righteous truth. 137-138 2. God, your Word is proven so I will be passionate about truth. 139-141 3. God, your Word is eternal so I will depend on it. 142-144 What the psalmist says about God’s Word – it is true, it is proven, it is eternal – God’s Word is reliable. What the psalmist says about our response – have passionate commitment and present dependence. THE RELIABILITY OF GOD’S WORD SHOULD RESULT IN MY PASSIONATE COMMITMENT TO IT AND PRESENT DEPENDENCE UPON IT. APPLICATION 1. I must evaluate how I view the Word – do I actually believe it? 2. Passion for truth looks like . . . • Faithful to it • I make it authoritative to • Commitment to it my life • Exposing myself to it • Defend it • Actually obeying it • Standing up for it • Passionate about being in it APPLICATION 1. I must evaluate how I view the Word – do I actually believe it? 2. Passion for truth looks like . . . 3. Do I think it will really has the answers for my problems today? If yes, then I should be applying it to my life. The greatest reveal of whether you think the Bible has the answers for your life is whether you are applying it to your life. THE RELIABILITY OF GOD’S WORD SHOULD RESULT IN MY PASSIONATE COMMITMENT TO IT AND PRESENT DEPENDENCE UPON IT.