Teach Me How to Do Your Will - ALWAYS TRY TO VIEW SITUATIONS THE WAY GOD DOES

Although David was a good example, he committed serious sins.  (2 Samuel 11:2-4, 14, 15; 1 Chronicles 21:1, 7)  But David always repented when he sinned. He had "integrity of heart," or was complete in his service of God.  (1 Kings 9:4)  Why can we say that?  Because David tried to view situations as Jehovah did and to what pleased him.

Even though  we are imperfect, we can still have Jehovah's favor. We should continue to study God's Word, meditate on what we learn from it, and act quickly to use what we learn. If we do this, we will be like the psalmist who humbly asked Jehovah in prayer: "Teach me to do your will." 

SOME EXPRESSION EXPLAINED

* Principle: A basic truth that helps us to make  good decisions and helps us to understand how Jehovah thinks about a matter.

* Laws: Rules in the Bible that tell us what God says is right and wrong.

* Reputation: The opinion that people have about a person.  They think of this opinion wherever they hear the person's name.  

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