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We are now at the third section of Psalms.
Gimel - Gee-Mel
We are going to look tonight that we are...Counseled by God’s Word - 119:17-24
We are going to see three aspects of our Attitudes here.
I. Have A Receptive Attitude
vs. 17-19
The over arching idea between these three verses is having an attitude that is receptive to God’s Word.
So often we get from God’s Word what we come prepared to get.
Do you come to church prepared to bring home a blessing?
Do you come to your Bible prepared to bring a blessing back with you?
In order to have a receptive attitude We must Be...
A. A Servant of The Word
v. 17
When we are a servant of the Word, God will deal bountifully with us!
Bountifully - to recompense another, to bring to completion, to do good.
This word has a broad spectrum of meanings.
The predominant idea of this word is to recompense with a benevolent reward.
It is wonderful to know that God is generous and bountiful.
Being a servant of the Word allows us to truly live.
Being a servant of the word allows us to keep His Word.
B. A Seer of The Wondrous
v. 18
The Psalmist asks God to open his eyes, so that he can see the wonderful things that are contained in God’s Word.
Wisdom has been defined as “Seeing life and life’s circumstances from God’s point of view.”
If we are going to see things from God’s point of view, we need God to open our eyes to what he has revealed to us in His Word.
We need to have spiritual Sight!
This sight comes by walking by faith!
There are two Greek words for Word, as in the Word of God...
Rhema & Logos - Logos=written word; Rhema=utterance (spoken word)
This is when the Holy Spirit speaks to you and applies his written word to our heart.
C. A Stranger To The World
v. 19
The Psalmist now confesses that He is a stranger in the earth, so he needs God’s Word.
Going to pickup something I bought from Facebook Marketplace.
Never gone there before, and I jumped int he car without a car charger.
I got there, but I was afraid my battery would die before I left.
I was a stranger in that land, and I need guidance.
We need to realize that we don’t know what is around the next corner!
We have not been here before…46, 72, 80, 93
We need guidance from God’s Word!
So we need to have a Receptive Attitude, then also we need to...
II.
Have A Right Attitude
vs. 20-24
If we have a receptive attitude, we will most likely get a right attitude.
but these verse show us some things that help us have that right attitude.
A. A Craving For The Word
v. 20
breaketh - to be broken, crushed, to waste away.
The soul wastes away or is crushed from longing
longing - It indicates an intense hunger to experience and follow God’s laws and ordinances.
Do we long for God’s Word?
Our sin nature fights that right attitude constantly!
So often, once we begin, we don’t want to stop.
The longing grows the more we are together.
When we don’t have that craving for the Word, we will often see...
B. A Chastising From The Word
v. 21
This word rebuked - speaks to the result of God’s righteous anger.
In this case it is the proud.
Too proud to turn to God for guidance.
Too proud to open His Word and be taught.
When we get to the place to thing, “I’ve got this,” we are in a very dangerous spot!
If we are rebelling, and do not see the chastening hand of God, we need to look to see if we are His child to begin with.
We have seen how we need to have a Receptive Attitude, and thereby we will have a Right attitude.
Now let’s look at some...
III.
Obstacles to a Right Attitude
vs. 22-24
There are many things that can hinder us from having a right attitude, but here in these verses I see evidence of three...
A. Unfair Anger
v. 22
Reproach - Scorn or taunts
We see that he seems to be unfairly being taunted and reproached, even princes spoke against him (next verse).
I have been taunted for doing what I felt was the right thing.
I have taken stands on certain areas of my life.
Standards that I have had for my family.
I have seen my children taunted, and I have seen my wife and I taunted for those stands.
But I have to just keep doing what God has asked me to do.
I remember growing up, we were always late to family gatherings, if they fell on Sunday.
Because we were in church.
When someone was at our house on Sunday afternoon, we would let them know we have church Sunday Evening, but we would love them to come with us!
That usually cleared the house pretty quick.
It hurts to be reproached and held in contempt in someone else’s eyes.
But God draw’s nigh!
B. Unsounded Accusations
v. 23
I have had some very unfair, and untrue things spoken about me.
Personal attacks are never fun and they can steal our joy, if we allow them to.
Choose the right attitude.
When we left CA we had some things used against us, that was unfair.
We could choose to become bitter and stay angry, or we could forgive.
When we came back this last year to visit family God allowed us to see each of those involved in that behavior.
We were able to by God’s grace, share God’s grace.
God had a plan, and used this to get us where He wanted us.
There is no point in becoming bitter, it will just kill me!
I lost a job that I truly loved because of a false accusation made against me.
But there is no sense in becoming bitter over it.
Know that you have kept God’s Testimony clear.
And keep doing right!
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