Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder
Be With Me is a daily 7 minute chronological walk through the New Testament hosted by Michael Smith. It is for everyone who is curious about what Jesus actually said and did in the gospels. Most episodes will leave you with at least one good thought to chew on for the rest of the day. We start with the Bible and hopefully end with Awe. We are walking through the chronological events of Jesus' life and then thoughtfully considering them. It is meant to spur the devotional life of the Christian and the not-yet-Christian. We occasionally venture into the Old Testament when it helps our understanding of the New Testament events. Everybody has 7 minutes. Everybody needs to wonder. Be With Me is hosted by Michael Smith who has absolutely no special qualifications to do a podcast. He is not a pastor. He has not been to seminary. He does not lead a mega-church. He is not a professional and he has no more credentials than you do. He does, however, follow a great God with an observant eye and a curious heart. Each day, he starts with a study bible and aims for astonishment. ‘be with him’ for 7 minutes as he sets out daily to discover the God who invites us to ‘Be With Me.’
Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder
How can a young person keep their way PURE? S30e59 Ps119
How can a young man keep their zipper PURE?
You will struggle with porn unless you love something more.
Q: Can a young man or woman keep their way pure?
A: Not unless you love something more.
We dedicate ourselves for a reason. I study YOUR ways so that it may affect MY ways. ie: that it may actually be of some HELP. Listen for some practical help with one of the biggest issues of our day.
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How can a young person keep their way PURE? S30e59 Ps119
Stay with me! Why is Psalm 119 so long?
176 verses
Structure: sections are an a acrostic of the Hebrew Alphabet
22 stanzas of 8 verses each that starts in Hebrew with the marquee letter
However, we loose this pattern in our English translations because the English translations of the “A” words don’t all start with A.
Math: 22x8=176 verses. Longer than some books of the Bible!
The Longest Psalm. It has something to say:
SUBSTANCE
Ps 119 is a love song for the Word of God. The “law”=
The OT expression of God Himself to mankind.
Lord, You have communicated yourself to us and for us and I am going to sing about it!
What if God was silent. What if we never knew much about Him. What if He was a strong silent type only. NO! He gives us Himself via this Word
119 Blessed are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in the law of the Lord!
2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies,
who seek him with their whole heart,
3 who also do no wrong,
but walk in his ways!
4 You have commanded your precepts
to be kept diligently.
5 Oh that my ways may be steadfast
in keeping your statutes!
6 Then I shall not be put to shame,
having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
7 I will praise you with an upright heart,
when I learn your righteous rules.
8 I will keep your statutes;
do not utterly forsake me!
Walk and keep and seek your ways, your commands, your precepts
The Word, The law is critical to initiation and furtherance of this relationship with You.
How else might I find my way in this world?
I study YOUR ways so that it affect MY ways
This is not an abstract effort; an academic exercise.
This is life and death; wisdom and foolishness.
This is the life-ring that you toss to us. I should take it.
Beth
9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.
10 With my whole heart I seek you;
let me not wander from your commandments!
11 I have stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
12 Blessed are you, O Lord;
teach me your statutes!
13 With my lips I declare
all the rules of your mouth.
14 In the way of your testimonies I delight
as much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on your precepts
and fix my eyes on your ways.
16 I will delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.
What might all of this be for?
I am seeking. I am storing. I am being taught. Declaring with my lips the rules you have for me; I am meditating and fixing my eyes and delighting.
WHY? Well, because you deserve it. You have gone to all this trouble, the least I can do is to go to some trouble. But Why? What is an endpoint? HELP:
How can a YOUNG MAN keep his way pure?
Great question? Can it be done today. With internet and phones and potential immediate access to evil: defining this a good things beauty, intimacy sexual expression. Can it be done today? NO not without the keeping and guarding ACCORDING to your word. You will struggle with porn unless you love something more.
Not unless you love something more. Ps119 is a love letter to the Word
To be pure a man, a young man, a woman must Keep and guard, and store up what? YOUR WORD.
I would say, absent the power of the Word, the power of impurity might just be unstoppable. But WITH the word as an ammo, one can avail.
Great question: How can a young man keep His way pure?
Without this armament, I know of no other way
That I may not sin against THEE. Who is porn a sin against? Nobody? Everybody.
Every body used poorly. Especially sin against God Himself.
“Activity between consenting adults”…but activity between sinning adults and resulting in breaking the relationship of Almighty and man, woman
9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.
11 I have stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
This is the best purity verse in the Bible and should be memorized by every red-blooded man and woman.
Here’s how you do battle: keep guard store. Fight. Why? That I might not sin against YOU.
I study YOUR ways so that it affect MY ways
That I might not sin against YOU.