8/20/19 

Psalm 119:9

How can a young man keep his way pure?  By guarding it according to your word.

There are three fundamental lessons to be learned here, and they are fundamental.

1.       Romans 3:23

²³ for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

A person needs to be aware that their conduct, or their way of life, needs continued correction.  Anyone who thinks that their way of life is without reproach is one whom the writer of Proverbs calls a fool.

2.       Psalm 119:5

Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!

There is a provision for the person who knows their need to change.  There are social norms and they are not all bad.  There are philosophical directions for a satisfying life and some are a help.  Families have rules; governments have laws; and there are the rules of friendship.  But the Law of God as a pearl in a perfect setting in Holy Scripture is the perfect instruction for a life above reproach.

3.       Psalm 119:11; 1:2

¹¹ I have stored up your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

¹but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.

Memorizing, meditating on, and commitment to the Law of God in Scripture is in Psalm 1:2, the source of the believer’s fruitfulness.  Once we know our need, we must find what satisfies that need.  Once we find what satisfies our need, there arises the commitment to do it.  Let me encourage you to get access to the Westminster Larger Catechism and study it on the Ten Commandments.