Fourteen “I Wills”

Hosea 13; Hosea 14; Psalm 100; Psalm 101; Psalm 102; Hebrews 5
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Scripture

Psalm 101

1 I will sing of your love and justice, LORD.
I will praise you with songs.
2 I will be careful to live a blameless life—
when will you come to help me?
I will lead a life of integrity
in my own home.
3 I will refuse to look at
anything vile and vulgar.
I hate all who deal crookedly;
I will have nothing to do with them.
4 I will reject perverse ideas
and stay away from every evil.
5 I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors.
I will not endure conceit and pride.
6 I will search for faithful people
to be my companions.
Only those who are above reproach
will be allowed to serve me.
7 I will not allow deceivers to serve in my house,
and liars will not stay in my presence.
8 My daily task will be to ferret out the wicked
and free the city of the LORD from their grip.

Observation

This morning I counted 14 things that David said that he will or that he will not do! I may have missed some, but there is around fourteen! I will lead a life of integrity, I will refuse to look at anything vile or vulgar are two that jump out at me. The scriptures say that David shepherded the people with integrity of heart. But the scriptures also reveal that David messed up and the consequences of his sin were terrible. He committed adultery and then committed murder to try to cover up his sin of adultery.

Every day when we wake up we have to make the decision to live for Christ or to live for self. David wrote many of the most worshipful Psalms that we find in the Bible and the scriptures say that he was a man after God’s own heart, but he messed up big time. I don’t want to mess up like David did. Do you?

Application

I will pay attention to the Word of God and will guard it in my heart so the Word of God can keep me from sin. “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” Psalm 119:9,11

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I know that I could fall into sin just like David did and I know that the consequences of my sin could be just as terrible as they were for King David. Keep me from sinning like David did. I want to finish my life well. Help me to guard my heart by memorizing your Word. I pray for strength today to live this day in a way that pleases you. Help me to be Christ like today. Impress on my heart the things that I need to focus on so that I don’t miss an opportunity to be used by you. Guide me in the way I should go. Protect me from the evil one. Give me your ideas and your vision for your kingdoms work so I can accomplish things that will last forever.

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