Brother Mark. Morning, everybody. Morning. Scripture reading for this morning is taken from Psalms 119, verses 25 through 32. And I have some scriptures to go along with it. The Holy Spirit has put on my heart, and I say that if one scripture in God's word speaks to your heart, then I say amen. Praise God. Psalm 119, verses 25 through 32.

This is the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, meaning it's Dalet. It's meaning the door, the pathway, or the entrance. And it signifies humility, dependence on God, and a transition point in a believer's life. The section highlights the psalmist's plea for spiritual revival, direction, strength, viewing God's word as the path for life. Amen.

Psalm 119, I'm going to read through them, and then I'll take each verse one at a time. My soul cleaveth unto the dust, quicken thou me according to thy word. I have declared my ways, and thou hurtest me. Teach me thy statutes. Make me to understand the way of thy precepts. So shall I talk of thy wondrous works. My soul melteth for heaviness. Strengthen thou me according unto thy word. Remove from me the way of lying, and grant me thy law graciously. I have chosen the way of truth. Thy judgments have I laid before me.

I have stuck unto thy testimonies O Lord put me not to shame I will run the way of thy commandments then shalt enlarge my heart then thou shalt enlarge my heart verse 25 to let my soul cleaveth unto the dust quicken thou me according to thy word Charles Spurgeon said this about verse 25 whatever was the cause of his complaint it was no surface evil but an affair of his inmost spirit His soul cleaveth to the dust, and it was not a casual and accidental falling into the dust, but a continuous and powerful tendency or cleaving to the earth. When the psalmist refers to the dust, he is referring to a place of dearth, of mourning, of humiliation, like we read in the previous chapter, his condition of a contrite heart. I always thought a contrite heart just meant being embarrassed or ashamed, but it is much more. It's more like crushed. severely humbled due to my disobedience and sin. So what does the psalmist do?

He cries out to the Lord. Quicken thou me according to thy word. The word of God gives life. All throughout the Psalms it seems to be the theme that God is great and even just the single word of God gives life. When God speaks life is created. Like in Genesis when God said let there be life in so many words after God said let there be light he spoke and commanded things into existence. So we see God's word gives life right in the beginning of the creation of everything. And then throughout the word of God we read that God gives life through his word and sustains all life through his word.

In Hebrews 1 3 we read who by who being the brightness of his glory and the express image of his person and upholding all things by the word of his power when he had by himself purge our sins sat down on the right hand on the majesty on high. In John we read the words of Christ himself. In John 6, 63, it is the spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing.

The words I speak unto you, they are spirit and they are life. So not only is God's word life, but Jesus' word is life as well. Proverbs chapter four, verses 20 through 22. My son attendeth to my words, incline thy ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes. Keep them in the midst of thine heart, for they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

Verse 25, Dillet, the door, my soul cleaveth unto the dust, quicken thou me according to thy word. The door, the pathway, the entrance, the way is what Dillet means. The word of God gives life and the word of God is all about Christ and him crucified. John 14, 6, Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Jesus Christ is Dalet. He is the door. He is the pathway. He is the entrance. He is the way, the only mediator, the only name above all names. First Timothy 2, 5, for there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man, Jesus Christ. And Acts 4, 12, neither is there salvation in any other For there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.

Back to our scripture and to let in verse 26. I have declared my ways and now hers me. Teach me that I statue. First 27 make me to understand the way of thy precepts. So shall I talk about wondrous works. First 26. I have declared my ways and now hers me like the psalmist. We declare our ways when we confess our sin to God for forgiveness. That's right.

First John chapter one, verses eight through 10. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar and his word is not in us.

Teach me thy statute, says the psalmist in the last part of verse 26. In other words, teach me thy word, Lord, For without eyes that see and ears that hear we are spiritually blind and deaf to God's word. We read that in Isaiah chapter 6 verse 10. We need God and his spirit to teach us his word to give us understanding.

God's word is to let the door who is Christ and what he did what he's doing and what he will do. It's all about Christ. What he did when he laid down his life to save sinners we read in Romans 5 verse 8. What he's doing right now, sitting on his throne in heaven, holding all things together by the word of his power, Hebrews 1.3, and what he will do when he returns in glory, transforming all who the father gave him to be like him. Along with the judgment, every knee shall bow, every tongue shall confess, as in Philippians chapter two, verses nine through 11. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name above which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow of things in heaven and things in earth and things under the earth. And that every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of the father.

And in Isaiah chapter 45, verses 22 and 23, look unto me and be saved all the ends of the earth for I am God. There is none else. I have sworn by myself. The word has gone out of my mouth and righteousness and shall not return that unto me, every knee shall bow. every tongue shall swear. Verse 26, teach me thy statutes. In Psalm 119, verse 27, make me to understand the way of thy precepts. So shall I talk of thy wondrous works.

Again, the psalmist is asking God to teach him the word, make him to understand the word, because he knows the word is to let, it's the door or the pathway to God. If we understand anything about the word of God, we know that God is merciful, loving and gracious, saving sinners to the uttermost by his grace, all who come to him in Christ. And this is really great news to a sinner, right? We can't help but to talk about his wondrous works.

Psalm 107, verse 2, let the redeemed of the Lord say so. Speak of his wondrous works in the hearts of mankind, as the psalmist says in verse 27, for the Spirit of God has given us life saving faith to believe in the redeeming work of Christ. laying down his life so that we may live and have a relationship with our God. Romans chapter 10, verses nine and 10, that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

And I believe that's what verse 27 is talking about. I shall talk about thy wondrous works. Back to scripture reading in 119 verse 28. My soul melteth for heaviness. Strengthen thou me according to thy word. The psalmist is addressing his sorrow. Now the word of God is his source for strength and renewal. In Isaiah chapter 40 verses 29 through 31.

He giveth power to the faint and give them that have no might. He increases strength. Even the youth shall faint and be weary. And the young men shall utterly fail. But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings as eagles. They shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint.

Psalm 119, verse 29, remove from me thy way of lying and grant me thy law graciously. The psalmist is praying for God to intervene, to redirect his sinful nature, that nature of the flesh that we all contend with. that he may live within the law that God has established for us we can relate to this and that we are reminded to obey the new law the commandment of love fulfilling the law through love is Romans chapter 13 8 through 10 oh man you know oh no man anything but to love one another for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law for this thou shalt not commit adultery thou shalt not kill thou shalt not steal thou shalt not bear false witness thou shalt not covet and there be any other commandment is briefly comprehended in this saying namely thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself love work at no will to his neighbor therefore love is the fulfilling of the law in Matthew chapter 22 verses 36 through 40 master which is the great commandment in the law and Jesus said unto him thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind this is the first and great commandment And the second is like unto it that thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the laws and the prophets. In Psalm 119 verse 30, I have chosen the way of truth, thy judgments have I laid before me.

Here we see the psalmist has made a personal commitment to walk in the way that is acceptable to our father. He is ultimately committing to manifest the fruit of the spirit, which we should all try to do always. Galatians 5, verse 22. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. Against there is no law.

Back to the last two scriptures in Psalm 119. Dillet, remember these scriptures have to do with the door, the pathway, or the entrance. In verse 31 of Psalm 119, I have stuck unto thy testimonies, O Lord, put me not to shame. In verse 32, I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shalt enlarge my heart. These last two scriptures have to do with the pathway or the way we should walk.

And if one does walk in the way of his testimonies and commandments expressing the fruits of the spirit, the Lord will never put anyone to shame who does this. Romans chapter 10, verse 11, the scripture saith, whoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. The psalmist is expressing his commitment to pursue God's commandments with a loving heart. And he's praying to God to protect him from shame, that protection God gives when we do stick to his commandments and flee from the natural desires of the flesh.

Testimonies from God is essentially the word of God. And the word of God is Christ. John chapter 1, verse 14, and the word was made flesh. So in summary, verse 31 and 32 say, stick to Christ. Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. Run to Christ. Run to the way for Christ is the way. And I'm going to reread John chapter 14 verse 6. Jesus said I am the way the truth and the life. No man cometh unto the father but by me.