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SEVEN REQUESTS ALL THE SAVED SHOULD MAKE -- Psalm 119:33-40
God’s Word teaches us that, as believers, we can bring our requests before Him. Philippians 4:6 says, “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” Hebrews 4:16 tells us that we can “come boldly unto the throne of grace” to “obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” (Note that it says we can come “boldly,” not arrogantly. BOLDLY = with all outspokenness; frankness of speech; bluntness; by implicate on, assurance.) In other words, we can do just like the psalmist did and express our needs before the Lord with the assurance that we may “obtain mercy, and find grace to help . . . ” Philippians 4:6 is the essence of what Jesus said in Matthew 6:33: “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things (speaking of our needs) shall be added unto you.” What is to be the priority of our lives and of our prayers? “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness . . . ” I am afraid that many times in prayer God’s people put the priority on seeking their needs and ignore the kingdom of God and His righteousness. And James 5:16 tells us, “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” (RIGHTEOUS = right, just; a right state, of which God is the standard; fulfilling all claims that are right and becoming. EFFECTUAL FERVENT = active; working. God forgive us for our weak, ineffective praying! AVAILETH = to be mighty; to be powerful; to be strong; to prevail.) I like to have people praying for me who are right with God (righteous) and who have power with God when they pray. The 119th Psalm is the longest of all the psalms. It is about the Word of God. The theme of it is the surpassing excellence of divine law. It is written in stanzas of 8 verses with each stanza starting with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The psalm as been ascribed to David, Hezekiah, Jeremiah, and Ezra. While we do not know for sure the identity of the human author that penned it, but we do know that it is Holy Spirit inspired. It is quite possible that Ezra, the scribe, recorded this psalm. In Ezra 7:6 he is called a “ready scribe” (READY = skilful). He clearly resolved to make God’s Law the governing principle of his life. Ezra 7:10 says, “For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.” In this section of the psalm we see 7 requests the psalmist made of God in relation to his life. What is the thing for which we today ask for the most in prayer? You see, what we ask for most is that which is most important to us. What 7 things would we find important enough to ask God for in prayer? As we look at section five (vv. 33-40) of this 119th Psalm we are going to note 7 things that the psalmist asked for and that we should find important enough in our lives to ask for. First, the psalmist asks God,
I. TEACH ME – VS. 33.
II. GIVE ME – VS. 34.
III. MAKE ME – VS. 35.
IV. INCLINE ME – VS. 36.
V. TURN ME – VS. 37.
VI. ESTABLISH ME – VS. 38.
VII. QUICKEN ME – VV. 40, 37.
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By JWHGod’s Word teaches us that, as believers, we can bring our requests before Him. Philippians 4:6 says, “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” Hebrews 4:16 tells us that we can “come boldly unto the throne of grace” to “obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” (Note that it says we can come “boldly,” not arrogantly. BOLDLY = with all outspokenness; frankness of speech; bluntness; by implicate on, assurance.) In other words, we can do just like the psalmist did and express our needs before the Lord with the assurance that we may “obtain mercy, and find grace to help . . . ” Philippians 4:6 is the essence of what Jesus said in Matthew 6:33: “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things (speaking of our needs) shall be added unto you.” What is to be the priority of our lives and of our prayers? “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness . . . ” I am afraid that many times in prayer God’s people put the priority on seeking their needs and ignore the kingdom of God and His righteousness. And James 5:16 tells us, “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” (RIGHTEOUS = right, just; a right state, of which God is the standard; fulfilling all claims that are right and becoming. EFFECTUAL FERVENT = active; working. God forgive us for our weak, ineffective praying! AVAILETH = to be mighty; to be powerful; to be strong; to prevail.) I like to have people praying for me who are right with God (righteous) and who have power with God when they pray. The 119th Psalm is the longest of all the psalms. It is about the Word of God. The theme of it is the surpassing excellence of divine law. It is written in stanzas of 8 verses with each stanza starting with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The psalm as been ascribed to David, Hezekiah, Jeremiah, and Ezra. While we do not know for sure the identity of the human author that penned it, but we do know that it is Holy Spirit inspired. It is quite possible that Ezra, the scribe, recorded this psalm. In Ezra 7:6 he is called a “ready scribe” (READY = skilful). He clearly resolved to make God’s Law the governing principle of his life. Ezra 7:10 says, “For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.” In this section of the psalm we see 7 requests the psalmist made of God in relation to his life. What is the thing for which we today ask for the most in prayer? You see, what we ask for most is that which is most important to us. What 7 things would we find important enough to ask God for in prayer? As we look at section five (vv. 33-40) of this 119th Psalm we are going to note 7 things that the psalmist asked for and that we should find important enough in our lives to ask for. First, the psalmist asks God,
I. TEACH ME – VS. 33.
II. GIVE ME – VS. 34.
III. MAKE ME – VS. 35.
IV. INCLINE ME – VS. 36.
V. TURN ME – VS. 37.
VI. ESTABLISH ME – VS. 38.
VII. QUICKEN ME – VV. 40, 37.