Psalm 19:11
11 Moreover by them is thy servant [`ebed] warned: [zahar] and in
keeping [shamar] of them there is great [rab] reward. [`eqeb] KJV-Interlinear
11
Moreover, by them Thy servant is warned; In keeping them there is great reward.
NASB
By them, them being the
content of the scriptures, the mandates, and principles, and process of the
spiritual life and so forth, then by them you are warned.
Warned, ‘zahar,’ means enlightened,
admonished, cautioned, to glean, to teach or to be taught, warned, placed on
notice.
Keeping, ‘shamar,’ means
to place a wall or hedge around, to guard, to protect, to attend to, to take
heed, to be circumspect, to regard, to mark, to save, to keep or retain
closely.
Great, ‘rab,’ abundant,
exceeding, abound, increase, long as in length of time or great duration,
multiply.
Therefore, the truths
that you are taught, that are contained in the scriptures, regardless of
whether you pay attention or not, serve as a warning to you. And that warning is several-fold, however the
ultimate warning and notice given to you and to every human being who has or
will ever live, is that there is a phenomenal reward attached to the keeping of
Gods will during your life in this world.
And if you have been
following along in this study for any length of time then you know what Gods
will is. And that is simply that you
grow up in your spiritual life and become complete in the design that God has
intended for you.
You accomplish this by
first being saved, obviously, then second by maintaining your life in
fellowship with God by means of confession.
And that means confession on a regular basis. Then third, by means of learning Gods will by
learning Bible doctrine on a daily basis, through instruction.
And by this you are made
aware of the phenomenal destiny that is a potential for you, along with your
responsibilities and obligations as a believer in Christ.
And then you begin to
apply what you know or have learned to your day to day life, and that
application becomes the source of your spiritual production, which in turn
becomes the finish work and muscle for your spiritual life.
Bible doctrine is the
fundamental foundation and building material for the framework of your spiritual
life.
Your production is the
finishing work of that construction project.
This all in turn builds
up your spiritual confidence, spiritual muscle, spiritual poise, and so forth
and qualifies you for that ‘great’ reward for all of eternity.
So, doctrine is your beginning
and your end, and is in fact the entirety of your spiritual existence which is
your existence.
Even though you read the
words, David did this, Adam did that, Mary and the baby and so forth, all of
that serves as a form of focus for you as you spend your time in
fellowship. God does all of the work for
correcting your thinking and building your discernment for life.
Anyone can read the
words, but only those who comply with Gods mandates for how to read and learn
and apply, will benefit spiritually from them.
The biggest barrier you
have is in the recognition of that warning and reward, and making it real to
yourself.
This, unfortunately, most
folks give only lip service to, and never make it a part of their real life.
The world around them and the priorities and beliefs that they arrange in their
minds generally come first, with doctrine and Gods will and mandates, etc.
getting placed on the sidelines of their life.
No one ever goes to their
grave without knowing these things, and again, unfortunately, after one enters
their grave, it is too late to change.
Many years ago a
checklist was assembled for the spiritual life within a study, and that
checklist was placed in the online Library under ‘Special Studies,’ with the
study named Checklist. You might want to
revisit that study from time to time just to see where you stand.
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