The Lord Is My Portion (3 of 5)
Series: Life By the Book: A Study of Psalm 119
Scott Maze
Psalm 119:61, 69-79
Today, I want to talk to you about this: Doggedly Pursuing God Despite Life’s Difficulties. Doggedly Pursuing God Despite Life’s Difficulties. We continue with our Life by the Book series. We are spending our Fall studying Psalm 119, the longest chapter in all of your Bibles. And every verse is a carefully arranged prayer to Almighty God. It’s beautiful, moving, and worthy of long hours of your study and meditation. One key feature of Psalm 119: You cannot ignore how Psalm 119 calls upon believers to be determined to obey God’s law even in ‘‘rough and tough’’ times.
Now, the longest chapter in your Bible is devoted to how important the Bible is to our lives. Now hear this: the aim of Bible study is not just to know the Bible better. No, the aim of Bible study is to know God better. Today, I want to challenge and inspire you by the power of the Holy Spirit to doggedly pursue the Lord despite life’s difficulties.
1. I Am Determined to Obey God’s Word When Times Are Tough
‘‘Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me,
I do not forget your law.
69 The insolent smear me with lies,
but with my whole heart, I keep your precepts;
70 their heart is unfeeling like fat,
but I delight in your law’’ (Psalm 119:61, 69-79).
We don’t know who wrote Psalm 119, and we don’t know when he wrote Psalm 119. We do know that when Psalm 119, this guy was facing some real challenges. But we know this: he was facing some real personal challenges. No matter the obstacles that confronted him, he purposefully and intentionally chose to consistently obey God’s Word. Again, the psalmist says: ‘‘The insolent smear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts; 70 their heart is unfeeling like fat, but I delight in your law’’ (Psalm 119: 69-79). His life was not evidently easy, yet, he doggedly pursued the Lord despite life’s difficulties.
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Series: Life By the Book: A Study of Psalm 119
Scott Maze
Psalm 119:61, 69-79
Today, I want to talk to you about this: Doggedly Pursuing God Despite Life’s Difficulties. Doggedly Pursuing God Despite Life’s Difficulties. We continue with our Life by the Book series. We are spending our Fall studying Psalm 119, the longest chapter in all of your Bibles. And every verse is a carefully arranged prayer to Almighty God. It’s beautiful, moving, and worthy of long hours of your study and meditation. One key feature of Psalm 119: You cannot ignore how Psalm 119 calls upon believers to be determined to obey God’s law even in ‘‘rough and tough’’ times.
Now, the longest chapter in your Bible is devoted to how important the Bible is to our lives. Now hear this: the aim of Bible study is not just to know the Bible better. No, the aim of Bible study is to know God better. Today, I want to challenge and inspire you by the power of the Holy Spirit to doggedly pursue the Lord despite life’s difficulties.
1. I Am Determined to Obey God’s Word When Times Are Tough
‘‘Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me,
I do not forget your law.
69 The insolent smear me with lies,
but with my whole heart, I keep your precepts;
70 their heart is unfeeling like fat,
but I delight in your law’’ (Psalm 119:61, 69-79).
We don’t know who wrote Psalm 119, and we don’t know when he wrote Psalm 119. We do know that when Psalm 119, this guy was facing some real challenges. But we know this: he was facing some real personal challenges. No matter the obstacles that confronted him, he purposefully and intentionally chose to consistently obey God’s Word. Again, the psalmist says: ‘‘The insolent smear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts; 70 their heart is unfeeling like fat, but I delight in your law’’ (Psalm 119: 69-79). His life was not evidently easy, yet, he doggedly pursued the Lord despite life’s difficulties.
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