Psalm 119:11 KJV 1900

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, That I might not sin against thee.

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LET’S CONQUER WITH GOD’S WORD

“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee” ().

Discover God’s Word

Psalm 119:12 KJV 1900

Blessed art thou, O Lord: Teach me thy statutes.

Ps. 119:12

A. The psalmist asked God to teach him his Word. We should do likewise.

B. Discovering God’s promises means finding those that apply to our area of need. A good concordance and reference Bible help us locate them.

C. We discover God’s Word when we trust him to reveal it to us.

DIGEST GOD’S WORD

“Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law” D().

Psalm 119:18 KJV 1900

Open thou mine eyes, That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

Ps. 119:

A. Webster says that digest means “to think over and absorb.”

B. We need to delve into God’s promises, studying and pondering them. (Good commentaries help.) Let us absorb God’s Word until we are absorbed by it.

C. Partake of God’s Word. Digest it. The psalmist wrote “O taste and see that the LORD is good” ().

DELIGHT IN GOD’S WORD

Delight in God’s Word

Psalm 119:47 KJV 1900

And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved.

Ps. 119:

A. Some do not delight in God’s Word. Reading it is a duty to be performed. Their negative attitude brings spiritual defeat.

B. Delighting in God’s Word enables us to be conquerors. “They are the rejoicing of my heart,” said the psalmist ().

Psalm 119:111 KJV 1900

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: For they are the rejoicing of my heart.

Ps. 119:

C. Christians who delight in God’s Word love his Word, obey his Word, and are victorious through his Word. Let us claim the promises with praise (see ).

Psalm 119:165 KJV 1900

Great peace have they which love thy law: And nothing shall offend them.

DEPEND ON GOD’S WORD

Depend on God’s Word

Psalm 119:89 KJV 1900

LAMED. For ever, O Lord, Thy word is settled in heaven.

A. Many Christians do not depend on God’s Word as they should. They rely on self-effort or other people too much—and thereby fail.

B. If we are to conquer, we must depend on God’s Word. It never fails. “There hath not failed one word of all his good promise:

1 Kings 8:56 KJV 1900

Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.

C. Few things in this life are trustworthy. Possessions fail, pleasures fade, popularity falls, and people falter. “But the word of the Lord endureth for ever” ().

1 Peter 1:25 KJV 1900

But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

1 PETER 1:25

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Spray, R. E. (1991). Positive Sermon Outlines (pp. 14–16). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House.