Jehovah is My Portion

TEXT:  Psa. 119:57-64

INTRODUCTION:

A.      IMPLIES FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD - CREATED IN FELLOWSHIP.

B.      FELLOWSHIP LOST BECAUSE OF SIN( Isa. 59:1-2; 1 John 1:6-7 ).

C.      OUR OBJECT IS TO FIND THAT WHICH IS LOST.  TEXT TELLS HOW.

I. "I HAVE SAID I WOULD OBSERVE THY WORDS."

A.      AS HE DID, WE MUST COMMIT OURSELVES( Matt. 19:16ff. ).

B.      EXAMPLE OF LEVI & PAUL( Luke 5:27-28;  Phil. 3:7-8;  Gal. 2:20 ).

C.      KINGDOM PARABLES( Matt. 13:44-46 ).

D.      WHY? ( Matt. 16:26;  2 Tim. 1:12 ).

II.     "I HAVE ENTREATED THY FAVOR WITH MY WHOLE HEART."

A.      A DESIRE FOR MERCY AND GRACE.

          1.       Matt. 5:4;  Luke 18:9-14.

          2.       We must see the need( Matt. 11:25-30 ).

B.      "WITH MY WHOLE HEART"( Rom. 6:17-18 ).

III.    "I THOUGHT ON ALL MY WAYS."

A.      ROBERT BURNS - TO A LOUSE. "To see ourselves as others see us."

B.      EXAMINE YOURSELF( 2 Cor. 13:5 ).

C.      WHAT IS THE STANDARD( James 1:22-25 ).

          1.       Not tradition( Matt. 15:6 ).

          2.       Not others( Gal. 1:10 ).

          3.       Not self( Prov. 14:12 ).

D.      EXAMINE SELF( Matt. 7:1-5 ).

IV.   "AND TURNED MY FEET."  -  REPENT!!!

A.      Ez. 33:10-11.  NOTHING MORE PITIFUL THAN A MAN WHO KNOWS HIS

          SIN BUT WON'T LEAVE IT.

B.      MORE DIFFICULT THE LONGER HE WAITS( Heb. 3:13 ).

C.      THE DESIRE OF GOD AND ANGELS( Luke 15:7, 10;   2 Pet. 3:9 ).

V.    "I MADE HASTE AND DELAYED NOT."

A.      URGENCY - DO IT NOW!!

          1.       Born of fear( Heb. 10:31;  Matt. 10:28 ).

          2.       Born of love( 2 Cor. 5:14-15 ).

B.      WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG( James 4:13-17 ).

C.      WE ONLY HAVE TODAY( 2 Cor. 6:1-2 ).

VI.   "I HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN THEY LAW."

A.      CONTINOUS OBEDIENCE( James 1:22-25;  Psa. 119:81, 97, 105 ).

B.      TRULY MY DISCIPLES( John 8:31-32 ).

VII.  "I WILL RISE TO GIVE THANKS."

A.      DO WE APPRECIATE?  ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN( Rom. 2:4 ).

B.      IT WILL BE SEEN IN OUR LOVE AND DEVOTION( 2 Cor. 5:14-15 ).

VIII. "I AM A COMPANION OF ALL THEM THAT FEAR THEE."

A.      THE RIGHTEOUS HAVE FELLOWSHIP( 1 John 1:3-4, 6-7;  Eph. 5:11 ).

B.      THERE IS A PROMISED REWARD( 2 Tim. 4:6-8 ).

C.      IT IS OUR TOGETHER( 1 Thess. 4:16-18 ).

CONCLUSION:  IS JEHOVAH YOUR PORTION?