Blessed Part 3

Psalm 119 - Part 3 by Candie A. Price 4 You have commanded us to keep Your precepts, that we should observe them diligently. 5 Oh, that my ways were directed and established to observe Your statutes ! 6 Then shall I not be put to shame when I have respect to all Your commandments. 7 I will praise and give thanks to You with uprightness of heart when I learn Your righteous judgments . Step#4: Be Diligent (v.4) 4You have commanded us to keep Your precepts, that we should observe them diligently. Observe God’s precepts diligently (thoroughly, attentively, meticulously) Understand that you must do things HIS way – You have got to deny yourself and your desires and wants if you want God’s blessings to flow through your life. You’ve got to actively pursue Him God says that He is a rewarder of them that diligently (thoroughly, attentively, meticulously) seek Him. If you want that trash taken out – observe his precepts diligently. Step#5: PRAISE (v.7) 7 I will praise and give thanks to You with uprightness of heart when I learn Your righteous judgments . We must praise Him – Praise is appropriate, praise is attractive, praise is comely to the saints – It is the proper response for everything. No matter what we are going through in our lives – no matter what the trials, issues, circumstances – praise will lead us toward the solution. When we praise God we are adoring Him for not only what He does but who He is. We are humbling ourselves or bringing ourselves out of the limelight to focus entirely on the awesomeness of God. How majestic He is – how loving, patient, and kind He is. How gracious He is – How he puts up with us and blesses us in spite of ourselves. When we praise Him we acknowledge that we are nothing without him – we give him homage, respect, reverence for loving us when we are so undeserving of that love –David said I will bless the Lord at all times His praise shall continually be in my mouth. David understood clearly his shortcomings – He knew he was messed up – He knew he couldn’t add up and that his righteousness was filthy – but He blessed God because he recognized that God loved Him (agaped) Him in spite of his ways. Definitely worth shouting about!