Ps. 119:81-83: My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
83 ¶ For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.
*the Psalmist’s…
A. soul is Fainting –v. 81
B. eyes are Failing –v. 82
C. Faith is waning –v. 83
A Bottle in the Smoke!
*the smoke will leave you…
1. Drained! (Empty)
2. Dry!
3. Drowning! (Choking)
4. Disenchanted! (no Inspiration)
5. Dirty!
6. Disappointed!
YET, -v. 83b: yet do I not forget thy statutes.
*there’s a…
-Promise to cling to!
-Principle to build on!
-Precept to meditate on!
-Psalm to sing!
-Prophecy to be fulfilled!
If we’re not careful we’ll focus on our surroundings or circumstances and become defeated! Let us find a refuge in God’s Word regardless of what we are faced with and we’ll find strength and faith to overcome! -Pastor Doug Foster
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