Opened Scriptures Bible Studies

Good morning, This will be our last lesson on Psalm 119 for now.  We will begin a character study tomorrow morning on Peter in the New Testament. There is much we can learn from these characters, so have a great day to you all! Psalm 119:33-40 Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end. 34  Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. 35  Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. 36  Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. 37  Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. 38  Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. 39  Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good. 40  Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. In this section of Psalm 119 we find that the Psalmist makes 9 specific requests of Jehovah a...

Good Morning. The country road pictured below shows some thick reddish dirt and dust. Today we will see that the Psalmist is cast down in the dust as he cries out to God for help. Sometimes life leads us down a dusty, seemingly barren road yet God can use times like that to mature His children. I pray that we are open to the dirt road experiences of life as readily as we embrace being on a smooth paved road.  Psalm 119:25-32 25  My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word. 26  I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes. 27  Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. 28  My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word. 29  Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously. 30  I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. 31  I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to sham...

Good morning everyone.  Let's start our day right with a cup of coffee in one hand and our Bibles in the other.  Take time to look around as your day begins and see the beauty of creation.   "Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His Holy name" Psalm 103:1 KJV Psalm 119:17-24 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. 18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. 19 I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. 20 My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times. 21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments. 22 Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. 23 Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. 24 Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors. This is the next paragraph of 8 verses in Psalm 119. In this te...

Good Morning dear brothers and sisters in Christ. As we begin another day of busyness, let us keep in the forefront of our minds why we are here.  We are to be examples for Christ to the lost people around us.   Psalm 119:10-16  With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. 11  Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. 12  Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. 13  With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. 14  I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. 15  I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. 16  I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.  In Part 10 we looked at the question raised in verse 9 "how shall a young man cleanse his way?"and then we thought about the answer "take heed to God's word". The remaining verses of the "BETH" section of Psa...

Good Morning to everyone as we begin this new week venturing out to the workplaces, or for our mom's managing their households, taking children to school or teaching them in their homes, and to our retirees who start each morning with a cup of coffee!  Let's dig into some more of God's Word on Display.........  Psalm 119:9-16 9       Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word. 10  With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.11  Thy word have I hid in mine heart, That I might not sin against thee.12  Blessed art thou, O LORD: Teach me thy statutes.13  With my lips have I declared All the judgments of thy mouth.14  I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies,As much as in all riches. 15  I will meditate in thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.16  I will delight myself in thy statutes:I will not forget thy word. As a whole,...

It's a beautiful snowy morning in Ohio this morning.  Are you anticipating another Lord's Day of worship today?  Let us look up and rejoice in what our Lord and Savior has done for us on our behalf. He loves the perfect precepts of God Psalms 119:159  Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness. The word translated “precepts” refers to a mandate from God that is set in authority over us. Webster’s 1828 dictionary defines this word as follows: “In a general sense, any commandment or order intended as an authoritative rule of action; but applied particularly to commands respecting moral conduct."  The Ten Commandments are examples of precepts for the regulation of our moral conduct. A precept is like a grouping of God’s commandments that He gave to regulate our moral choices. Cultivating love in his heart for the perfect precepts of God causes the Psalmist to recognize that he needs the daily quickenin...

Good Morning..... Each day that we open our door, we find a variety of paths and directions awaiting us. The world is always trying to tug us onto a path that leads away from the things of God. The Lord always gives direction by showing us the right path to take.  Let us go out to serve our Lord this morning! Psalm 119:1  Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. We are exploring the emotional connection that the inspired author of Psalm 119 has with the Holy Word of God. I think it is important to think about this because if he loves the scripture then I need to see if I love it too.  He loves the truthful testimonies of Jehovah Psalms 119:119  Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. The word translated “testimonies” refers to someone giving testimony in a legal proceeding as a witness. In this case, God is testifying His expectations toward mankind with regard to His ri...

Good Morning to all of our Readers! Psalm 119:97  O how love I thy law! It is my mediation all the day. Loving God's law and by extension loving all of His word changed the way that the Psalmist thought about things. He experienced some strong feelings against certain behaviors because of his exposure to the law of God and his growing love for it.  He has learned to see things from God's perspective and because of having his mind renewed, he loves what God loves and hates what God hates.  Love of the Law leads to hating foolish thoughts Psalms 119:113  I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. The Psalmist has a just hatred of that which is evil and of those who hate God. It is a righteous indignation stemming from his love of the law of God. He developed a righteous  indignation against the enemies of God.  Psalms 139:21-22 21     Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those tha...