Listen up, little ones
Listen for the word word.
Reading
Psalm 119:9-17—I Have Treasured Your Word.
Optional Reading
Hebrews 4:11-13
Keys for kids
- God’s Word is living and active.
- We should get into the Word wanting it to get into us.
- Psalm 119 is an outcry of faith.
Questions
- What does Hebrews 4:12-13 tell us about God’s Word?
- What is Psalm 119 about?
- What are the “I” outcries in Psalm 119:9-17?
Notes
(See Saturday for authors.)
Hebrews 4 reminds us of the power and effect of God’s Word. Psalm 119 is full of references to God’s Word. Yet it’s even more full of the psalmist speaking to God about his life and God’s Word. Powlison suggests that Psalm 119 is primarily about how I, your servant, talk to you, LORD, who speaks and acts, whom I need and love. If you have the opportunity, I’d encourage tackling the whole Psalm in one go—either reading it out loud or listening to it read.
Powlison also says Psalm 119 is personal prayer. It’s talking to, not teaching about. We hear what a man says out loud in God’s presence: his joyous pleasure, vocal need, open adoration, blunt requests, candid assertions, deep struggles, fiercely good intentions. … Psalm 119 is … the honest words that erupt when what God says gets into you. It’s not an exhortation to Bible study; it’s an outcry of faith.
And isn’t that our desire when we approach the living and active Word of God? That the very word of the living God gets into us? Don’t we desire to say with the Psalmist, I have treasured your word in my heart; I rejoice in the way revealed by your decrees as much as in all riches; I will … think about your ways; I will not forget your word? We do that with, and because of, our great Savior. Swedish Method questions
Swedish Method questions
Praise
Psalm 119b, 2a
Prayer
- Ask God to keep getting His Word into you.
- Pray for change in you from last Lord’s Day’s sermons.
- Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.