Psalm 19

27 Mar

Psalm 19 #12 Oh God, May I PLease You

Oh God, May I Please You! “What makes life worthwhile is having a big enough objective, something which catches our imagination and lays hold of our allegiance; and this the Christian has, in a way that no other man has. For what higher, more exalted, and more compelling goal can there be than to know God?” J. I. Packer Introduction: Our God is a speaking God. He desires to be known and enjoyed. He speaks in creation through the work of his hands...

07 Mar

Psalm 19 #11 How to Win Over Sin

How to Win over Sin Psalm  19: 12-13 “The good fight of faith is at the root a fight for delight. It’s a fight to maintain satisfaction in God against all the enticements of the world and all the deceptions of the devil. The fight for faith in future grace is a fight for joy. Knowing this will help us understand what is happening to us when the temptations come. Diminishing delight is a summons to war.” John Piper Introduction: Psalm 19...

01 Mar

Psalm 19 #1 A Banquet of God’s Glory

A Banquet of God’s Glory OUR STRATEGY: An Introduction to meditation on Psalm 19 Our God is a Person. Our God speaks. In his speaking, he reveals himself to people. In his speaking, he reveals his power. In his speaking, he reveals his holiness. In his speaking, he reveals his presence. Christianity is a revealed religion. God has chosen to reveal his glory to us so that we can enjoy “the light of the glory of God in the face of Christ”...

01 Mar

Psalm 19 #2 Our God Speaks

Our God Speaks! The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.  Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.  There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.  Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. Ps 19:1-4 Introduction: Why should we devour That Book? What makes the Bible infinitely more valuable and satisfying than a novel by Grisham...

01 Mar

Psalm 19 #3 Our Radiant Center of Joy

Our Radiant Center Of Joy In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat. Ps 19:6 Introduction: We have been studying the way God reveals his glory to men. In Psalm 19:1-6, the psalmist shows how God speaks without words through...

01 Mar

Psalm 19 #4 The Sufficient Word

THE SUFFICIENT WORD “The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul.” Ps 19:7 “Why, the Book has wrestled with me; the Book has smitten me; the Book has smiled on me; the Book has frowned on me; the Book has clasped my hand; the Book has warmed my heart. The Book weeps with me, and sings with me; it whispers to me, and it preaches to me; it maps my way, and holds up my goings; it is the Young...

01 Mar

Psalm 19 #5 Making the Wise Simple

MAKING THE WISE SIMPLE “The statutes of the law are trustworthy, making wise the simple.” Psalm 19:7 When Geraldo and Ophra become arbiters of public morality, when the opinion of the latest media personality is sought on everything from abortion to transvestites, when banality is mistaken for profundity because it is uttered by a movie star or a basketball player, it is not surprising that there is less thought than hype. Ophra shapes more of the nation’s grasp of right and wrong than...

01 Mar

Psalm 19 #6 The Joy of Being Right

THE JOY OF BEING RIGHT The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. [Psalm 19:8] “Give yourself to prayer, to reading and meditation on divine truths: strive to penetrate to the bottom of them and never be content with a superficial knowledge.” David Brainerd. Introduction: David Brainerd was a young man who gave his life to evangelizing the Indians of New York in the early eighteenth century. He was a very godly man whose prayer diary inspired many of...

01 Mar

Psalm 19 #7 My Father’s Eyes

My Father’s Eyes The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. Ps 19:8 So, the final test of love is obedience. Not sweet emotions, not willingness to sacrifice, not zeal, but obedience to the commandments of Christ. Our Lord drew a line plain and tight for everyone to see. On one side he placed those who keep His commandments and said, “These love me.” On the other side He put those who keep not His sayings, and said,...

01 Mar

Psalm 19 #8 The Purifying Powerof Fear

THE PURIFYING POWER OF FEAR The fear of the Lord is sure, enduring forever. Psalm 19:9 “Now the main thing is to get the eyes of the people open. They need to see hell as the result of their sin, and that produces fear, the fear of God which is the beginning of wisdom. Once they get this fear all will be comparatively easy; but if this fear does not lay hold of a man, his so-called conversion is a sham. True...