Psalm 101 is filled with nine “I wills” from King David early on in his reign.
Verse one and two tell us he had a will to live a life of DEVOTION to the Lord. Publicly and privately he was committed to glorifying God!
For the Christian, all of our life is to be impacted by our devotion to God, and there should be a continuity of who we are that runs across every part of our lives.
Perhaps a condensed way to describe being devoted to God is that we are to live a God-centered existence. Being God-centered means that God is the most important person in our lives and doing what He says to do is the most important action we can take.
Verse 3-5 tells us King David willed to live a life of DISCERNMENT.
David recognized that our hearts and our eyes work in tandem. It is the smart person who pays attention to what he or she is looking at. Satan appeals to us often through our eyesight. (Matthew 6:22-23) He likes to dangle images in front of us which cater to our fleshly, impulsive, sinful nature. Smart people will be discerning and discriminating about what they view.
David was also discerning about who he would let into strategic roles in his life. It comes back to being God-centered. If you give power and authority to people in your life who are not God-centered, they will be in strategic positions to move you away from God as your center and will be in a position to cause you great harm.
Verses 6-8 tells us David willed to make good DECISIONS. He would only employ people who would be loyal to him and would be good servants of the kingdom.
Indecision and poor-decision making can take your life seriously off track.
You see, you are the only one who can make up your mind about your level of devotion to God. Your family can’t do it for you. You friends can’t do it for you.
You are the one who is responsible to exercise discernment in your life. If something could lead to compromise we must steer clear of it.
Each one of us will give account to the Lord for every decision we have made. Ultimately our choices reveal who we are living for. They show if we are living for the Lord or to please ourselves.
The human will is strong. When you will to live for the Lord, He will empower that choice! I urge you to will to live for Him today!
Pastor Melissa
