Why Study & Learn the Word of God?
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Psalm 119: 9-16
“How can a young man keep his way pure?”
We need to understand the inherent CHALLENGE
- We are born with a sin NATURE – Psalm 51: 5; Job 25: 4-6; Jeremiah 17: 9
- We are prone to WANDER away from God’s path – Genesis 6: 5; Proverbs 20: 9
- We are fighting in internal WAR – Romans 7: 15-25
How do we remain morally pure and walk in a manner worthy of Christ – we OBEY the Word of God
- PURSUING the Lord – Jeremiah 33: 3; James 4: 7-8
- HIDING God’s Word in our hearts – Psalm 19: 7-11
- MEDITATING on God’s Word
- ENJOYING the Word of God
- MEMORIZING the Word of God
Look closely at the prayer of the Psalmist:
- “Don’t let me wander from your COMMANDS“
- He prays that God would keep him from STUMBLING” Jude 24
- He prays that God would PROTECT him from the evil one – John 17:15; John 10:10
Why do we engage in these, and other, spiritual disciplines, why do we pray that God would keep us from wandering away from Him?
- “So that we may not SIN against Him” – Colossians 1: 9-12
