Psalm 119:89–96
89 LORD, your word is forever;
it is firmly fixed in heaven.
90 Your faithfulness is for all generations;
you established the earth, and it stands firm.
91 Your judgments stand firm today,
for all things are your servants.
92 If your instruction had not been my delight,
I would have died in my affliction.
93 I will never forget your precepts,
for you have given me life through them.
94 I am yours; save me,
for I have studied your precepts.
95 The wicked hope to destroy me,
but I contemplate your decrees.
96 I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but your command is without limit.
Isaiah 40:8
8 The grass withers, the flowers fade, but the word of our God remains forever.”
God’s Word is
The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me. The Bible is not antique or modern. It is eternal. - Martin Luther
God’s Word is
God’s Word is
Colossians 1:16–17
16 For everything was created by him,
in heaven and on earth,
the visible and the invisible,
whether thrones or dominions
or rulers or authorities—
all things have been created through him and for him.
17 He is before all things,
and by him all things hold together.
All of creation standing by to do the will of the sovereign, as attendants might present themselves before their King (Gen 43:15) with the sense of becoming servants to a lord (1Sam 16:22)… All of creation exists because of obedience to God’s Word; all of creation, therefore, exists to do his will. - Allen Ross (author)
Both great things and small pay homage to the Lord. No atom escapes his rule, no world avoids his government. - Charles Spurgeon (pastor & author)
God Word is our
Psalm 119:67
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.
Psalm 119:71
71 It was good for me to be afflicted so that I could learn your statutes.
Psalm 119:75
75 I know, LORD, that your judgments are just and that you have afflicted me fairly.
2 Timothy 3:12 (CSB)
12 In fact, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
Luke 14:27
Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
God’s Word gives
God’s Word leads us to
The fool looks for salvation and deliverance through others when God alone can save.
-Danny Akin (author)
God’s Word
Isaiah 40:8
8 The grass withers, the flowers fade, but the word of our God remains forever.”
God’s Word is
I see the limits to everything human, but the horizons can’t contain your commands!
-Eugene Peterson, The Message
John 1:1–3
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 All things were created through him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.
John 1:14
14 The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We observed his glory, the glory as the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Acts 4:12
12 There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people by which we must be saved.”
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Memorize: Psalm 119:93
Next Week: Genesis 3