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Enjoying the Journey

The Heart of the Bible

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

Christianity, Business, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Non-profit, Religion & Spirituality

4.9819 Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Psalm 118. In this study we discover the exact middle of our Bible! The heart of the Bible reveals the heart message of all of Scripture: the Lord Jesus Christ. Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. Pauley and Enjoying the Journey at enjoyingthejourney.org/journey-through-scripture/.Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. Explore now at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides every resource for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/

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We all would like to think that we know where we are going and how to get there.

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But at every stage in life, we need divine direction. God has promised to guide us if we simply follow.

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The fifth and final section of Psalms are referred to as Deuteronomy Psalms because they remind

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us to keep returning to the truth of God's Word.

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Join us as we study them with Scott Pauli today. We've come today in our study to the exact middle of our English Bible.

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It's found in Psalm 118, and it is a beautiful beautiful Psalm in fact the exact middle

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verse of our Bible is found in Psalm 118 and verse number 8 where the Bible says

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it is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man and I want to

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stop and say amen to that in fact he goes on the

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next verse to to not just repeat but take it a step further he said it is better to trust in the

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lord than to put confidence in princes who are the princes supposedly the best men the most capable

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men in other words faith in god is better any day than faith in the most trustworthy man because men are just

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men at best and they're going to disappoint and they're going to fail but praise God the Lord

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never fail so listen to the middle verse again Psalm 118 verse 8 it is better to trust in the Lord

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than to put confidence in man and And if you look at the words,

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the exact middle of the middle verse of the Bible

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are these words the Lord.

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In fact, I would challenge you to take Psalm 118 on your own time,

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meditate on it, and walk your way through all 29 verses.

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Do you know that you'll find the Lord in each verse?

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In some way, the Lord is in each

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verse. You see, when you go to the heart of the Bible, the heart message is all about the Lord.

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