PM: “WE NEED TO TRULY VALUE GOD’S WORD”

TEXT:  PSALM 119:127-128

  • Introduction:  Psalm 119:125-126
    • What you love you value
    • What is the cause of what is loving, esteeming & hating in a God honoring way?
      • “Therefore, I love thy commandments”                                                           plenary
      • “Therefore, I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right”    inerrancy
      • “Therefore, I hate every false way”                                                                  integrity
  • Because of verses 125-126:
    • He is fully identifying as the servant of the Lord
    • He is fully seeking the Lord to teach him His Word
    • He is fully believing the Lord to be sovereign & Almighty
    • He is fully relying on God to work against his oppressors because they devalue His Word     II Peter 1:16-21
  1. What you really love is evident to everyone    Psalm 119:127
    1. Others often see what we value better than we do
    2. Our first impression to others often displays what we value best
    3. Our value of an entity is evident in our relationship with it or them
      1. The time we invest in …
      2. The money we spend on …
      3. The way we treat …
      4. The way we communicate …
  2. What we really believe is evident to everyone    Psalm 119:128b
    1. If we truly believe in Heaven & Hell then it will be evident
    2. If we truly believe in God & HIs Word then it will be evident
    3. If we truly believe in the Judgement Seat of Christ then it will be evident
  3. What we really hate is evident to everyone    Psalm 119:128b
    1. By the words of our mouth
    2. by the way of our living
    3. By the witness of our passion
      1. Our passionate
        1. Love for what is right
        2. Disdain for what is false
        3. Pursuit for Who is Holy
          1. For knowing Him personally
          2. For worshipping Him intimately
          3. For serving Him faithfully