Key Thought: Wisdom for righteous living is gained with God amid temptations and challenges. We need an ongoing commitment to walk in faithfulness to the Lord.
February 24, 2024

1. Have a volunteer read Psalm 81:7,8; 95:7-11; 105:17-22.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What does Divine testing involve in these texts?
3. Personal Application: What has been your own experience with how sin hardens our hearts? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of you relatives states, “.How and why should we keep God’s commandments? What blessings do we get for obeying Him? How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Psalm 119:1-16.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. How did Christ demonstrate the power of God’s word in His life?
3. Personal Application: What do you think happens when people conscientiously and constantly reject God’s teaching? Share your thoughts
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “Christ kept the commandments because He was God. The Bible tells us since we are sinners, we can’t keep God’s commandments/ He died on the cross to forgive our sins – past, present, and future. We focus on the cross, not on the commandments.” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Psalm 141.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What does the Psalmist pray for?
3. Personal Application: How does the cunning and progressive character of temptation afflict our souls and cause us distress? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “Why do the unrighteous and non-Christian seem to be doing very well? Why would their lives seem more desirable than those who diligently follow God?” How would you respond to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read Psalm 1:1-3; 112:1-9.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What blessings are promised for those who revere the Lord?
3. Personal Application: Why is the death of Christ on the cross the guarantee of the promises of what God has in store for us? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).