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Paths of Righteousness
Psalm 119:9-16
Psalm 119
Stay on the Path of Purity?
Psalm 23:3 – He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake
Psalm 119:9 – How do we stay on path of purity?
“Living according to your Word”What does that look like?
Handily, Psalm 119 tells us…
Three Components
#1 – Heart“I seek you with all of my heart”Seeking God is an act of the heartNot straying from his commands is not about
“obeying the rules” but rather choosing to follow
“Hidden your word in my heart”
Three Components
Our heart is our desire – not so much passion (romance) but rather will
So the Psalmist is saying – “Desire to follow God”
Hide his Word in our hearts so as not to sinIf we know what God’s will is, we know what to doYou can’t pass the exam if you don’t study the course
material
Do we desire to follow God?
Three Components
#2 – Actions“Praise be to you LORD”“With my lips I recount all the laws”“I rejoice in following your statutes”
A heart that desires to follow God turns thoughts into actions
Three Components
“Praise be to you LORD”Worship
“With my lips I recount all the laws”Teaching / Learning
“I rejoice in following your statutes”Holy Living
Three Components
#3 – Contemplation“I meditate on your precepts and consider your
ways”We reflect on what we have learnt and doneWe inquire what it means, what God is calling us
to next
Blockages?
#1 – HeartWe do not love because we feel like it, we love
because we choose toIt is an act of the willIf you sometimes don’t feel like placing God at the
centre of your heart, welcome to the experience of the rest of the Church!
Often greatest advances come when we choose to follow God despite our state
Blockages?
#2 – ActionsOften struggle because we do not value all three
of the components of Christian life or place restrictions on them
Worship – We want it the way we likeTeaching – We don’t want to challenge ourselvesHoly Living - Our sinful desires often come into
conflict with doing the holy thingSometimes there is a price to be paid
Blockages?
Worship
TeachingHoly Living
Blockages?
#3 – Contemplation / ReflectionDone in community and individuallyHome GroupsOne on OneBlogs – share experiencesFacebookAsk for help!
Delight in Your Decrees
God stirs our hearts to desire him – he calls us to exercise our will
God places in us a desire to worship him, learn of him and live for him
God calls us to be in relationship with him, to learn and to see what he is doing