We should all have resolve for the New Year. The word
"resolve" can be defined as "coming to a determination" or
"making up ones mind." I have always said if we do not aim at a target we
will never hit it. Resolutions are the results of resolve on the part of someone. When it
comes to resolve, the psalmist David expresses many of his with the words, "I
will." Lets look for these "I wills" in Psalm 119, which has 176
verses and is the longest chapter in the Bible.
I. I Will Rejoice (Psm.119:7- "I will praise thee"). Instead of
grumbling over what we do not have, we should rejoice over what the Lord has given us
materially, spiritually and domestically. Jesus gives us gladness rather than sadness. He
gives glory rather than gloom.
II. I Will Reflect (Psm.119:15,48,78). In all these three references he speaks
of meditating. He deals with the source of our meditation, which is the Word of God. Some
folks spend more time pondering the newspapers and magazines than they do the Word of God.
III. I Will Remember (Psm. 119:16,93). David makes up his mind that he will not
forget the Word of God because it had been the source of quickening or giving life to Him.
We hear then believe.
IV. I Will Run (Psm.119:32). The sweet singer of Israel says, "I will run
the way of thy commandments." That expression speaks of affection, readiness, and
cheerfulness. There should be nothing dull about the commandments of God to the person
that loves the Lord.
V. I Will Reveal (Psm.119:46). "I will speak of thy testimonies." The
truth of God so thrilled the life of King David, that he felt that he had to speak to
others and testify of the character and kindness of God.
VI. I Will Rest (Psm.119:117). He expresses confidence in God holding him up and
knew that those who loved the Word of God found themselves possessing "great
peace." When you understand underneath you are the everlasting arms (Deut.
33:27)---you can rest.
VII. I Will Respect (Psm.119:117). "I will have respect unto thy statutes
continually." The word "respect" suggests to us"esteem for or a
sense of the worth or excellence of something or someone." The Word of God is so
valuable because of the faith it begets, the faint-heartedness it relieves, and the
falsehoods it dispels, and the faithful God it reveals. Never let any modernists, liberal,
atheist, or skeptic ever lessen your faith in the Word of God and the God of the Word.