Transcript THIS HAS BECOME MINE, BECAUSE I KEPT YOUR PRECEPTS”

“THIS HAS BECOME MINE,
BECAUSE I KEPT YOUR
PRECEPTS”
Psalm 119:49-56
Introduction
• Conventional wisdom suggest that God really
does not do that much for us.
We might agree when events happen to us.
• Even though we are told to put our trust in
God and He will protect us.
• Now the world will provide us with what we
consider worthwhile.
• Here and now, not wait until your life is over.
Psalm 119:49-56
• 49 ¶ Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused
me to hope.
50 ¶ This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
51 ¶ The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined
from thy law.
52 ¶ I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted
myself.
53 ¶ Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake
thy law.
54 ¶ Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
55 ¶ I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept
thy law.
56 This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
The Perspective Of David
• Though he made mistakes, David in general loved
the law of God above all else and always sought
to obey His will.
• Yet, he impresses us not as someone deprived,
but as one whose life was greatly enriched as a
result of his relationship with the Lord.
• It is this type of relationship that should be
desirous for us to achieve.
• Notice some things which David realized.
A servant mentality
• David considered himself a servant of the Lord—to
many this might seem like a curse instead of a blessing,
but we need to understand that everyone is a servant
to someone or something: Rom. 6:16-18
• Those who live in sin are servants or slaves of Satan: Jn.
8:34, 2 Pet. 2:18-19
• But Jesus offers us true freedom: Jn. 8:36.
• However, just as in our nation we can have real
freedom only when we submit to the law, so can we
have true freedom in Christ only when we submit
ourselves to His law as His servants: 1 Cor. 9:19-23
Hope
• David understood that his hope was based upon
a knowledge of God’s word, and the same thing is
true for us: Col. 1:3-5
• However, the people in this unbelieving world live
and die without this wonderful hope: Eph. 2:1112, 1 Thess. 4:13
• While our hope involves something in the future,
it has present benefits because it gives us the
strength to persevere or endure whatever trials
and tribulations come our way in life and thus
provides stability: Rom. 8:18, 24-25; Heb. 6:17-20
Comfort
• The Biblical idea of comfort is support and
encouragement as well as consolation; the people of
this world try to find comfort in money, power,
pleasure, fame, immorality, alcohol, drugs, and other
such things, yet none of them really satisfy, so where
can we find true comfort? Rom. 15:4
• When we face the deepest sorrows of life, this world
has very little comfort to offer, but Christians can find
comfort: 1 Thess. 4:14-18
• Thus, whenever we need comfort, we’ll find that the
only real source for it is God, and it comes through
knowing Him, serving Him, and hoping in Him: 2 Cor.
1:3-7
Indignation
• The English Standard Version reads “Hot indignation”—the
idea of a “heated” response to anything based on religious
conviction seems distasteful to our “politically correct”
age, but we must understand there are some things that
God hates: Prov. 6:16-19, Rom. 1:18
• Therefore, those who truly love and fear the Lord will also
hate that which is evil: Ps. 97:10 & 119:104, Prov. 8:13
• And the New Testament teaches Christians the same thing:
Rom. 12:9. This “hot indignation” against wickedness is in
fact a blessing, because if we don’t hate and oppose evil,
then we’re just giving it more room to grow and flourish.
• While we must be careful never to let our indignation lead
us into sinful actions, we must love God’s truth enough to
defend it and stand against anything which opposes it.
Joy
• Our songs are an expression of our joy: Jas. 5:13
• Thus, our blessings which come from serving God
will give us something to sing about, and in turn
this joy will provide spiritual strength: Neh. 8:910
• More than mere “happiness” of the world that
depends on outward circumstances, this joy is an
inner disposition resulting from having a right
relationship with our Creator that sustains us
even in the midst of suffering and trials: Phil. 4:4
God’s name
• The idea of one’s “name” is more than just the
title by which he’s known, but represents who
and what he is: Prov. 22:1
• Thus, remembering God’s name is more than just
superstitiously chanting the name of God like
some kind of mantra—it’s accepting and
following everything His name stands for: 2
Chron. 7:14
• Therefore, having God’s name, which is the result
of doing His will, is an important blessing because
it identifies us with Him: Rev. 3:12
Conclusion
• Remember that David said, “This has become
mine, because I kept Your precepts.”
• And these same blessings can be ours if we
keep God’s precepts given to us through the
revelation of His Son, Jesus Christ.
• We must realize we have more blessings than
we can count when we are faithful.
• Are you faithful?