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September 18th, 2022
The Excellency of God’s word ( Part 1)
Central Thought: God’s word is forever settled and will prosper.
Hymn: Thy word is a lamp to my feet, O Lord.
Text: Psalm 119; Isaiah 55. (Reading Text Psalm 119:1-24)
Introduction:
Men who recognize the efficacy of the word of God by allowing His will to
be done in their lives have always beaten all odds and excelled. Joseph
went from slavery to be an important leader in Egypt because he preferred
the way of God, obeyed Him and was testified of by Pharoah to be “a man
in whom the spirit of God is” (Gen.41:38). Daniel ruled in Babylon and
prospered because he believed and trusted in the word of God continually:
“an excellent spirit was found in him” (Dan.6:3). Hananiah, in obedience to
Mishael and Azariah refused to worship any other gods besides the God of
Israel and rose from the fiery furnace to governorship position. Moses
forsook Pharoah’s palace and against all odds obeyed God’s word to
deliver Israel from Egypt. Each of these personalities portray the
supremacy of God’s word. Obeying God’s word always produces result that
far exceed the highest that can be achieved through any other way, thought
or decision. No wonder God says in Isa.55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not
your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the
heavens are higher than the earth so are my ways higher than your ways,
and my thoughts than your thoughts”.
The bible is God’s written word and will, Jesus Christ is His word made
flesh, being “the way, the truth and the life” (John 14:6). God’s spoken word
brought the world into being. It’s forever the same, immutable and
inexhaustible. The psalmist was persecuted by men of rank and authority,
who ridiculed his beliefs, seeking to put him to shame and make him give
up his faith. But he strengthened himself by meditating on the word of the
Lord, which to him was comfort, his prized possession, his rule of life, his
resource for strength-all of which drove him to desire it now as it was then.
Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe.
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