What It Takes To Draw Closer To God

What It Takes To Draw Closer To God

Matters of life tend to be what we represent. We take matters into our own hands, grappling with mishaps and misfits only to make them worse than what they were in the beginning. Our minds are fixed on what we want, what we think we need, and what we believe is best for our lives. A selfish nature allows us to be unsatisfied in every area of our lives.

The only way to make life better is to draw closer to God. He has the solution for everything we experience. The Lord, if we totally rely on Him, shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory through Christ Jesus. The challenge for us is using the proper tools to be in the bossom of His love, to be in the midst of His favor.

For the past couple of weeks, and for another 20 weeks our focus will be on Psalm 119, an alphabetical Psalm that consists of 22 parts (eight verses per part) that begins with each of the Hebrew letters. The composition of the 119th Song delivers to us the excellence of God, His way, and the joy of those who follow God's Word.

Every individual should do whatever it takes to draw closer to God. How should we do that? Do we have time and material resources to do this? My mother used to say "You have more time than you have money." Time is your most valuable resource. What you do with your time determines what your future holds.

Some supernaturally practical things mentioned in Part 3 (Psalm 119:9-16) of this series include an abundance of What It Takes To Draw Closer to God.

Psalm 119:9-16

Beth. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee. Blessed art thou, O Jehovah: Teach me thy statutes. With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth. I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, As much as in all riches. I will meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways. I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

(Psalms 119:9-16)

What It takes To Draw Closer To God

1. Clean Your Life (vs 9)

          a. Taking heed to and keeping watch on God's Word

          b. Conforming your life to the Word.

2. Seek the Lord With Your Entire Heart (vs 10)

          a. Inquire of Him

          b. Yearn for Him

          c. Ask God to help you to not wander from his presence and Commandments

3. Lay Up His Word In Your Heart (vs 11)

          a. So you may not sin against God

4. Bless the Lord (vs 12)

          a. So He may teach you His statutes

5. Delcare AndRepeat His Ways With Your Mouth (vs 13)

6. Rejoice In The Testimonies Of The Word (vs 14)

          a. Testimonies are as valuable as all riches in the earth.

7. Meditate on Jehovah's precepts (vs 15)

          a. Respecting His ways

          b. His ways are the paths of life

8. Delight Yourself in Him (vs 16)

          a. Never forget His Word