2021.01.31 - Benefits Of A Balanced Diet Of God’s Word

Psalm 19:10-14 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. 12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. 13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. In order to receive the benefits of God's Word we must: I) Have a desire for God’s Word (19:10) A) There is nothing more valuable than God’s Word B) There is nothing sweeter than God’s Word II) Have a discernment of God’s Word (19:11-13) A) God’s Word Warns Us B) God’s Word Reveals to Us III) Have a Devotion to Please God (19:14) Five Rs of receiving the benefits of God's Word: 1) Read it 2) Reflect upon it 3) Remember it 4) Recount it 5) Respond to it