Psalm 116

Introduction:

Psalm 116:1-8 "I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. 6 The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. 7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee. 8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling."

I love the Lord because:

• He hears our prayers
• He is gracious and merciful
• He preserves me

Psalm 116:12 "What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? 13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. 14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people. 15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. 16 O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD."

What to Render unto the Lord:

• Salvation: “13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.”

· Forgiveness of sin is God’s gift
· He wants you to accept it
· He wants you to tell others

• Surrender (yielding): “14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.”

· Render by yielding to Him
· Render by living a Holy life
· Render by living through Him

Romans 6:12-14 “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”

• (Be a) Saint (finish well): “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.”
  · Live the Christian life to the end
  · Don’t back slide
  · Grow in the Lord

• (Be a) Servant: “O LORD, truly I am thy servant”
  · Do the works of Christ
  · Give to the needs of others
  · Speak the works of God to others
  · Be an encourager
  · Be humble

• Without bonds! “thou hast loosed my bonds.”
  
• Sacrifice: “I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving”
  · Render to God thanks for the things He has done for you
  · Take time today and reflect of what God has done for you
  · Give thanks
  · Tell others about what a wonderful God you have.