There's Power In The Word (Part 1)

:Clears throat, stands real tall, and stares into the distance:

Helllllo Guys, do you know what today is?

"Wednesday, your posting day."

Well yes, that's the obvious answer, but I want a specific answer.

"House322 you got to be kidding us." :Shakes head:

Nope.

:Points finger: "Just tell us already."

Okay, okay, hold your horses.

So today, I want to start a Christian series of posts, called "There's Power In The Word," or TPITW for short. During the next few months, I will go through Psalms 119. I will do this series every other week. There will probably be 12-23 parts, I don't know how many there will be yet.

 I am going to pick a key verse from a little section of the chapter since it has 176 verses! I am going to try to take the, what we are going to call the "Power Verse" and apply it to us. Then, at the end of each post, I am going to give y'all a challenge, or something to work on for the next two weeks. (I am going to be doing it with you, keeping a record of how I do, and sharing it with you all at the beginning of the next post). It's really just to get us to think about how important the Bible to us, as believers and to challenge you to dig deep into it.


So, on to the Scripture. Here we have verses 1-8 (All verses are from the King James Version)

1) Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.

2) Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

3) They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.

4) Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

5) O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

6) Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

7) I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.

8) I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.


Okay, so this week's Power Verse is going to be...




























🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉Verse 2🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉







So, here in verse 2, we read; "Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart."

As Christians, we are to keep God's testimonies. This simply means keeping the things he has done for us in mind. We are going to be heading over to Deuteronomy 4, where the word "testimonies" appears for the first time in the Bible. This will help get the context of what the word means. We see in Deuteronomy chapter 4, the Israelites were told of the things God had done in Egypt/coming out of Egypt, to the new generation; before going into the land. (Along with a few laws, and judgements if they did not continue to follow God).

It is important to know/remember when God has done something personally for you, even the small things. One of the reasons why God does something personally for you is to show himself to you. It proves to you He is God, Exodus 4:35, tells us this. 

I would recommend writing the things God has done for you. This is exactly how we have the Bible today. I mean, it is a bunch of stories of God doing things for his Creation. Just think of all the stories we have because someone wrote, or told from generation to generation, who later wrote of what God has done.

1) God protecting Noah and his family, when he was obedient to make an ark.
2) God allowing Sarah and Abraham having a child, Issac, at an old age.
3) God helping David fight Goliath. 

and sooo on!

Now, on to the second part of the verse, talking about seeking God with your whole heart. 

Believe it or not, Deuteronomy 4:29 also tells us to seek God with our whole heart. I find it very interesting not only does "testimonies" and "seek Him with thine whole heart" appear together in Psalms 119, but the also appear right before the Israelites were going into the promised land. (Deuteronomy 4:29 and 4:45)

We all know, seeking God is what He wants us to do. However, we don't always do it. I don't always do it. However, remembering the things God has done for us makes us want to seek and serve Him even more. It important we seek God and His words **Hint** The theme of Psalms 119.

Overall, we see God is a good God. He does things for us, that we really don't deserve. He wants us to keep those things in mind, and seek Him.

Challenge:  

This week write at least one (1) thing down God had done for you. It can be something He's done for you in the past or something in the next two (2) weeks. Just write something He has done for you. When you start thinking of all the things He's done. You'll quickly see He's done more than you've ever thought about.

Okay, well that's all for today's post. Hope you enjoyed and hope you learned something! Thank you guys, so much for reading!

Today's Encouraging Quote:

Joseph waited 13-years. Abraham waited 25-years. Moses waited 40-years. Jesus waited 30-years. If God is making you wait, you're in good company. - Unknown.

Today's Bible Verse: 

But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. - 1 Samuel 16:7 (KJV)

Remember, the best friend you have is Jesus Christ.