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Ownership (Psalm 119:94)

I am Yours, save me; for I have sought Your precepts. Psalm 119:94
The psalmist’s initial declaration in this verse is profound: “I am Yours.” Contemplate the gravity of that statement. As a redeemed sinner, I have a precious relationship with the Living God. So much so that I can declare that I am His. The New Testament writers delight in this truth.
“I have manifested Your name to the men whom You gave Me out of the world; they were Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.” John 17:6
“I ask on their behalf; I do not ask on behalf of the world, but of those whom You have given Me; for they are Yours…” John 17:9
“Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.” Acts 20:28
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body. 1 Corinthians 6:19–20
It is because I am His that I can cry out to God to rescue me in the various trials of life. It is because I am His that I seek His precepts. Becoming a Christian is not simply an event that takes place in our lives. It is the beginning of a relationship with Almighty God. The Lord Jesus Christ made this relationship possible by becoming a substitute for all who would repent and believe the gospel!
…who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds. Titus 2:14
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Rocky Wyatt

Rocky Wyatt came to know the Lord as a young teenager and began working in youth ministry when in college. After serving in churches in Utah, California and Colorado, Rocky moved to Texas to serve as Youth Pastor at Countryside Bible Church. He served there for 26 years where he eventually moved from youth ministry to serve as an Associate Pastor.

Over the course of his ministry, Rocky has always had a desire to train men for pastoral ministry in the context of the local church. In 1992 he started XL Ministries, an organization that is committed to helping churches establish intensive internships for pastoral training. In 2020 he left his position at Countryside Bible Church to become the Executive Director of XL Ministries and now works full time assisting churches in training men for ministry.

He is co-author of The Youth Ministry Training Manual, a textbook for training youth pastors, and has also written multiple other resources for use in various local church ministries. He is currently working on a book to encourage churches to take the primary responsibility to train pastors.

Rocky is married to Pamela, has two sons and daughters-in-law, and ten grandchildren. 

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.1 Corinthians 15:58