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Quick report from the report I heard at 1st Baptist ATL

Time of prayer for the Wilkersons

The Lord is my Portion

Jesus, our Lord, is our treasure

In treasuring Jesus we will treasure His Word

His thoughts towards us will be all that matters.

There will be a growing desire for our life to be conformed to His Word.

Psalm 119:57–64 (KJV 1900)

57 CHETH.

Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.

58 I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: Be merciful unto me according to thy word.

59 I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

60 I made haste, and delayed not To keep thy commandments.

61 The bands of the wicked have robbed me: But I have not forgotten thy law.

62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee Because of thy righteous judgments.

63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, And of them that keep thy precepts.

64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: Teach me thy statutes.

Jesus, our Lord, is our treasure.

Psalm 119:57 “57 CHETH.

Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.”

Jesus is Lord

In saying, “Jesus is Lord,” we commit ourselves to obey Him.

An acknowledgement of Jesus’ lordship is logically accompanied by a submission to Jesus’ authority.

Luke 6:46 “46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?”

Jesus is Lord.

It’s the truth, whether or not people acknowledge the fact.

He is more than the Messiah, more than the Savior; He is the Lord of all.

Someday, all will submit to that truth.

Statement of fact

Greatest gift is not forgiveness or purpose in life but it is Him

We were forgiven so that we could receive Him

Videos of children opening presents and realizing their military day or mom is the gift.

Expressed often in the Old Testament

The Lord is our inheritance.

Deut 18:1-2 “1 The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his inheritance.

2 Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.”

We are His people and He is our God.

Exodus 6:7 “7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.”

Jeremiah 30:22 “22 And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.”

History of the God’s people will culminate in this moment.

Revelation 21:3 “3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.”

Doctrine of justification

to justify is to declare righteous

How in the world did this happen? 2 Cor 5:21 “21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”

Sidebar: We hold in our hands the Word of Reconciliation.

If I am not consistently teaching how sinful man can be reconciled to our Holy God than I am not consistently or properly teaching the Word. 2 Cor 5:19 “19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.”

Expression of affections and aspirations

There are times we want something other than the Lord as our potion

Seen first in the Garden

Adam & Eve were very far removed from praying “the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want”

Less could not satisfy and more could not be desired.

Want so many things for myself, for you, for this church but I am already satisfied in Him.

He is my portion.

In treasuring the Lord we treasure His Word

Psalm 119:57 “57 CHETH.

Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.”

It is not out of compliment that (those who love one another) keep on telling one another how beautiful they are; the delight is incomplete till it is expressed.”

Even in spite of opposition.

Psalm 119:61 “61 The bands of the wicked have robbed me: But I have not forgotten thy law.”

You knew it couldn’t be a Psalm without some stated opposition.

Why? Opposition to the godly is the normal state in this fallen world. 2 Timothy 3:12 “12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”

Live godly = keeping His Word

Do not focus on the opposition

Psalm 119:64 “64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: Teach me thy statutes.”

We see it in creation: the stars at night, the sunset, the laughter of children, his care for a sparrow.

We see it in his care for us: It is not always tangible but better.

Peace, hope, love.

The Lord’s thoughts towards us are all that matters to us now.

Psalm 119:58 “58 I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: Be merciful unto me according to thy word (promise).”

Thy favour

What an audacious thought / often thank God for churches favor with our missionaries to support them, this is much bigger

This is what the Psalmist intreated / asked for

Saying “I want your face to shine on me, I want your favor.”

psalmist will seek with his whole heart

Back to justification for a moment.

Recognize our inability: Be merciful unto me according to thy word

Through justification we find the restoration to God’s favor, which had been lost due to our sin.

John 3:36 “36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”

So, justification is more than an acquittal; it is acceptance.

We are now friends of God (James 2:23) and co-heirs with Christ Romans 8 :17 “17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.”

According to they word

We are undeserving but we are expecting because it is His promise!

I do not know what portion of the word the Psalmist might be referring to but it evident throughout God’s Word that God allows us to know Him

It is also evident that our limitation of knowing Him is placed on our selves.

Jeremiah 29:13 “13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”

What a glorious place we are in to know God’s thoughts toward us

Because of justification we know His thoughts towards us are those of the thoughts toward His son.

We rest in this!

Because of His Word we are able to know Him.

We rejoice in this!

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Growing desire for our lives to be conformed to His Word

Psalm 119:59 “59 I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies.”

Time in the Word, caused reflection on thoughts, which leads to a change in our feet.

Reminds us of the story of the Prodigal Son, Zacchaeus, or even the fisherman in the Gospels.

My feet will not be properly pointed to the places I need to be for my kids, this church, my wife, or this community if I do not do consider my ways against in respect to His testimonies.

Are you living a life directed toward God’s word.

Time spent in God’s word has given the psalmist sober reflection about his ways.

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