Failure to Thrive
January 1, 2023
The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. —Psalm 19:7a
1. IT ENABLES US TO KNOW GOD
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart. —Ecclesiastes 3:11
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. —Psalm 19:7b
2. IT ENABES US TO RECEIVE TRUTH
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? —Jeremiah 17:9
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. —2 Timothy 3:16
The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. —Psalm 19:8
10They are more precious than gold,
than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,
than honey from the honeycomb.11By them your servant is warned;
in keeping them there is great reward. —Psalm 19:10-11
3. IT ENABLES US TO EXPERIENCE JOY
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! —Philippians 4:4
“I saw more clearly than ever, that the first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day was, to have my soul happy in the Lord. The first thing to be concerned about was not, how much I might serve the Lord, how I might glorify the Lord; but how I might get my soul into a happy state, …I saw that the most important thing I had to do was to give myself to the reading of the Word of God and to meditation on it.” —George Mueller