Living Sacrifice

Monday, December 7, 2015
Psalm 40:1-8 KJV 

1 [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, [and] established my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, [even] praise unto our God: many shall see [it], and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. 4 Blessed [is] that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 5 Many, O LORD my God, [are] thy wonderful works [which] thou hast done, and thy thoughts [which are] to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: [if] I would declare and speak [of them], they are more than can be numbered. 6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book [it is] written of me, 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law [is] within my heart.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the psalmist do and how did the Lord respond? (v.1-3a)
2) What did David say about those who were witnesses to the Lord's goodness to him? (v.3b)
3) Who is blessed? (v.4)
4) What did the psalmist write about the Lord and His works? (v.5)
5) What two things did the Lord not require from the psalmist? (v.6)
6) What would be written in the Scriptures about the Lord's Servant? (v.7-8) 

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
7) How do people know that your trust is only in the Lord?

LIFE LESSONS
8) Our trust in the Lord is manifested through the blessings that He showers upon our lives.
9) The blessings of God are not merely material possessions but intangibles such as peace, mental stability, and the grace of God.
10) We can never earn the blessings or favor of God through material offerings alone, but through our trust in Him to meet our every need.