From: "Beverly French" <frenchb@vcss.k12.ca.us>
To: "Heritage" <gheritage@juno.com>
Subject: Joyous Greetings
Date: Sunday, January 13, 2002 9:03 AM

"Teach me Thy way, O Lord;
 I will walk in Thy truth;
 Unite my heart to fear Thy name."  Psalm 86:11

I see in this verse three things that are in the Psalmist's heart that he
desires of the Lord.  He is asking the Lord to teach him, he is
committing himself to walk in truth, and he is asking to have his heart
made to reverence His name.  Therefore, like the Psalmist, let us
be teachable, careful of our walk and fear (reverence) the Lord.  Let us
look at some Scriptures that refer to these things.

Teachableness:
Illustrated in the Life of Ezra,
"Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might humble
ourselves before our God, to seek from Him the right way for us, and our
little ones, and all our possessions."  Ezra 8:21

Essentual to Entrance into God's Kingdom,
"...Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children,
you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven."  Matthew 18:3

Exhibited by the Disciples,
"And it came about that while He was praying...after He had finished, one of
His disciples said to Him, 'Lord teach us to pray..."  Luke 11:1

Paul's Response to the Lord on the Damascus Road,
"Trembling and astonished he asked, 'Lord what do you desire me to do?'..."
Acts 9:6

In seeking, the Philippian Jailor is Converted,
"So he brought them out and said, 'Sirs what must I do to be saved?'"
Acts 16:30

There are other Scriptures that refer to seekers, those who desire to be
taught, but I leave that to your further study.

In past messages we have looked into walking in truth -- the Believer's
walk -- so I will give only one verse here.  It is the beginning and the end
of walking in truth!
"Jesus said to him, 'I am the WAY, and the TRUTH and the LIFE...'"
John 14:6
Jesus is the person of truth, therefore, being led by the Holy Spirit of God
we walk in Him!  Therefore, to walk in Him is to walk in newness of life,
in faith, in love, worthily, with caution and Christlike.

ThePsalmist desires a heart united in reverence to the name of God and since
God is one with His name, let us have hearts that revere our God is a manner
that is pleasing to Him.  Hearts that seek to give Him all honor and glory.
Solomon in Ecclesiastes 12:13 sums it all up as follows:

"All has been heard; the end of the matter is:  Fear God [revere and worship
Him, knowing that He is] and keep His commandments, for this is the whole
of man [the full, original purpose of his creation, the object of God's
providence, the root of character, the foundation of all happiness, the
adjustment to all inharmonious circumstances and conditions under the sun]
and the whole [duty] of every man."  The Amplified Bible
To say it simply: Fear God! Revere and worship Him!

Amen and Amen!