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Sweet Fellowship (Psalm 119:79)

May those who fear You turn to me, even those who know Your testimonies. Psalm 119:79
  The psalmist has already described the constant opposition that he faces in this life. Now he turns to the sweet fellowship that is shared among those who are in right relationship with God.   Notice the two truths that are connected. The fear of the Lord is directly associated with those who know the testimonies of God. These go hand in hand. You cannot possibly understand the fear of the Lord if you are ignorant of God’s testimonies. On the other hand, if you truly know the testimonies of God, you will also fear Him. After all, His testimonies instruct us in the fear of God.  
The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true; they are righteous altogether. Psalm 19:9
  Those who know the testimonies and fear God have a common bond. In the New Testament it teaches that when we come to personal faith in Christ, we are baptized into the body of Christ.  
For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:13
  As a result, we now have a common fellowship:  
…what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. 1 John 1:3
  This fellowship is so vital to the Christian life that we are reminded by the writer of Hebrews of our responsibility to one another, and we are cautioned not to forsake our assembling together.  
…and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. Hebrews 10:24–25
  True Christians delight in the fellowship of our brothers and sisters in Christ. We want to be a testimony that they can follow and we want to be an encouragement to them in their Christian life. It is truly blessed fellowship!
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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