The main words to focus on are: Deal bountifully, servant, live, keep, and lets not forget "Thy".
Many sermons could be preached from these words or any one of them actually, but look at 'deal bountifully'. It means (greek lexicon) to become ripe, to make ripe, to accomplish. "Bring fruit to be fully ripe and ready.
Davids cry was for God to mature him; to fully develop him... Why?
So that he would be a completed servant... Why?
So that he may live... What is considered mature living?
Living to keep God's word... This is real life... This is why He created us; 'to keep His words'.
Ask yourself these questions: "Am I truly seeking Him?" - "Do I really care what He has to say?" - "Is the goal of my life to keep His word each day?" - "Do I want Him to mature me to be a better servant of His?" - Search your heart and seek Him!
-scott
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One thing I noticed was in verse 19: "I am a stranger in the earth." I think we should strive to be strangers in several ways:
1. The world should see us differently than they see each other. God's Word says not to be like the world. We should strive to be different, and therefore appear "strange" to the world. When humans see something strange, they begin to wonder about it. So if the world sees us behaving godly, unlike them, they may ask questions. This will open up a door to share the gospel with them.
2. This is not our home; we should therefore not act like it is. As Christians, wherever Christ is, that is our home. Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father right now. Therefore, that is our home. We are strangers in this world because it is not our home. We must, by the power of the Holy Spirit, not act like it. We must live holy and acceptable lives by the power of the Spirit.
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