But then we discover new areas of sin in our life that we hadn't identified as sin before. As we learn from scripture, the light of God's word continues to shine brighter revealing new areas of darkness in our life. It is a constant growing process. Verse 4 You have commanded us to keep Your precepts diligently. Here in verse 4 the psalmist exhorts us to keep his precepts diligently.
Diligence is very important for the new believer.
When you see believers struggling, or going from one crisis to another, most often they tell you that they haven't been diligent. They have been neglecting their Bible reading, neglecting their attendance in church, and neglecting their prayer times. If we want to be victorious Christians, we have to be diligent. We must be determined to discipline ourselves into obeying God's commands diligently. My Dad had his own business as a mobile mechanic.