"Teach Me 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, 22-27; 1 Chronicles 21:1, 7)  But David always repented when he sinned.  He had "integrity of  heart," or was complete in his service to God.  (1 Kings  9:4) Why can we say that?  Because David tried to view situations as Jehovah did and to do 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 EXPRESSIONS 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 will tell us what God says is right and wrong

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

Next time: Jesus Set the Pattern of Humility

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