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Treasure In The Heart I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:9-11 INTRODUCTION:  John Ruskin lived in the nineteenth century.  He was not a theologian or a minister.  He was probably the most influential art critic of 19th century England and helped form the tastes of her Victorian era.  However, he was raised by a godly mother who insisted that he memorize large portions of Scripture.  Some of the passages he memorized as...

Doorway To Delight Open my eyes that I may see the wonderful things in Your law.  Psalm 119:18 BACKGROUND:  When most people think of Psalm 119, they do not think of delight; duty maybe, but not delight.  After all, it is the longest chapter in the Bible.  And, how can you get excited about law, word, precepts, commandments, testimony, statutes and decrees?  It seems so impersonal and laborious.  It may be exciting for a legalist or a lawyer, but not an ordinary...

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”...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...