AM: “The Life That Satisfies”

Text:  Proverbs 19:20-23

  • Introduction
    • The promise     “shall abide satisfied”
    • The key to enjoying the promise     “he that hath it”
    • The conjunction linking the key      “and”
    • The identification of the key     “The fear of the Lord tendeth to life”
    • The cause of the promise experienced     The life that the fear of the Lord leads us to.
  1. Being fruitful as righteous in Christ     Proverbs 10:16
    1. Being righteous in Christ
      1. Our own righteousness is tainted by sin     Isaiah 64:6
      2. Only God’s righteousness is perfectly Holy     I John 1:5-7
      3. Only God’s righteousness granted to us can make us right with God     Romans 1:17; 3:21-22; 5:18;  II Corinthians 5:21;  II Peter 1:1
    2. Doing our work as righteous in Christ  Ecclesiastes 9:10; Romans 12:11;  Ephesians 5:14-17;  Colossians 3:22-25
    3. Bearing the fruit of being righteous in Christ     Galatians 5:19-25
  2. Living righteously in Christ                  Proverbs 11:17-20
    1. Living in His righteousness       Philippians 3:9
    2. Living out His righteousness     Psalm 9:1, 14; 51:15; 71:15:79:13; 92:2; 96:2; 106:2; Isaiah 43:21; Romans 6:13;    I Timothy 1:18;  I Peter 2:9
    3. Living with His blessings            James 2:23; Romans 10:13
  3. What is the life that is produced by these things?
    1. Life spiritually as opposed to death     Romans 6:22-23; I Corinthians 15:22; Ephesians 2:1-5
    2. Life eternally not just temporally          John 3:15-19
    3. Life presently not just in eternity          John 3:36; 10:10; I John 5:12
  • Action Points:
    • Do you have the life from god that tends toward abiding satisfied?
    • What does God want to change in your living of life to enable you to abide satisfied?
    • How do you see the fear of the Lord being lived out in your life?
    • Are you enjoying the blessings of God on your life in order to abide satisfied?