if you were to search for the definition of the word commitment you'll find that a commitment is defined as an agreement or pledge to do something in the future a promise to do or give something the state or an instance of being obligated or emotionally impelled now from these definitions I want you to pay attention to some of the words associated to the meaning of the word commitment a commitment is a promise a commitment is a pledge a commit commitment is an instance of being obligated now in the following Psalm I want you to notice
how David is making a commitment to God regarding what he will and won't do Psalm 101 I will Sing of Your Love And Justice Lord I will praise you with songs 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 I will refuse to look at anything vile or vulgar I hate all who deal crookedly I will have nothing to do with them I will reject perverse ideas and stay away from every evil I will not tolerate people who
slander their neighbors I will not endure conceit and pride I will search for faithful people to be my companions only those who are above reproach will be allowed to serve me I will not allow deceivers to serve in my house and Liars will not stay in my presence my daily task will be to faret out the wicked and free the city of the Lord from their grip the phrase I will is used 11 times in eight verses throughout this Psalm David is telling the Lord how he intends to honor him now I want you to
notice that honoring God is not about what we can do for God but rather it's simply about how we live our lives living our lives in a biblically defined manner is honoring to God this is why David says I will be careful to live a blameless life and I will lead a life of Integrity I interpret this to mean that behind closed doors when no one is looking David wants to be someone who has no hidden sin that he secretly indulges in he wants to live rightly before the Lord both publicly and priv privately he
says I will refuse to look at anything vile and vulgar such a pledge to refuse to entertain any wickedness can only be made when a person truly understands that what you look at it will affect you the eye is a gateway to your soul and the Bible supports this interpretation because Matthew 6 veres 22- 23 says the eye is the lamp of the body if your eyes are healthy your whole body will be full of light but if your eyes are unhealthy your whole body will be full of Darkness if then The Light Within You
is Darkness how great is that Darkness David goes on to say I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors I will search for faithful people I will not allow deceivers to serve in my house and Liars will not stay in my presence in these three statements there's a recurring theme that theme is people the types of people he wants to stay away from and the types of people he wants to be around this is an area that David has understood to have a significant impact on his relationship with God how we should be wise
concerning those around us people often underestimate the encouragement the accountability the sweet Fellowship that comes as a result of being connected to godly people equally we often underestimate the negative influence that ungodly people can have over us today I want to encourage you to make a decision make a decision to commit your ways to Jesus Christ be someone who is loyal never to be found with a Wandering eye don't be found giving anything less than your all to the Lord make a commitment to honor God with how you live your life every one of us
has our own spiritual battle to fight the Amplified translation for Galatians 5: 17 it says for the sinful nature has its desire which is opposed to the spirit and the desire of the spirit opposes the sinful nature for these two the sin nature and the spirit are in direct opposition to each other continually in Conflict so that you as believers do not always do whatever good things you want to do you see our Earthly bodies they have a sinful nature however our spirit is what's drawn to God and so these two are in constant conflict
your spirit wants to pray it needs to pray but your body it will all of a sudden feel tired or hungry your spirit wants to feed on God's word but your body suddenly remembers that your favorite television show will be coming on in a few minutes this is the conflict that we face on a daily basis and so I urge you brothers and sisters we have to crucify our flesh daily and this means that we have to kill our will and let the will of God Reign in our lives we have to kill our carnal
mindset and become focused on the things above not on the things of this Earth You see a carnal mindset looks at the here and now it's concerned with selfish Pleasures with accumulating money and wealth but a saved mind a spirit that is quickened it's focused on eternity dear friends hold on to Jesus Christ walk in the spirit and be led by the spirit don't do the things of the flesh because the things of the flesh they will not last it's only what we do for Christ that will last dear Lord give me a strong and
Supernatural desire to please you let everything that I do be to glorify you God may my actions reflect the heart of someone who is eternally grateful for your loving kindness I'm praying for a total transformation in my life God from the way I talk to my quiet internal thoughts let everything I do be be honoring to you Lord help me to behave wisely and to follow the way of Integrity that is laid out in your word though I was born into sin and there is none Under the Sun without sin I pray that I would
have a blameless heart a heart purified by the blood of Jesus Christ I want a heart that holds no prisoners because of unforgiveness give me a heart that is not easily offended and a heart where bitterness has no room to grow I want to honor you Lord give me the grace to live this life with diligence help me to set no worthless or Wicked thing before my eyes give me a heart that hates to practice evil keep me far away from the pleasures of the world so that my heart would not be drawn to evil
I pray that I would be committed to living living in a manner that pleases you may I find joy in being obedient to your word father I pray that my commitment and Devotion to you would extend beyond a selfish agenda whereby I only live with the focus of making it to heaven but father help me to have a burden for lost souls to be saved may I be so committed to you King Jesus that I would love others in enough to share the gospel with them may I be so committed to the word of God
that I would live it and love my neighbor as I love myself Holy Spirit as I come across friends family members colleagues and even strangers help me to be a caring and compassionate witness of Jesus Christ Lord your word in Psalm 101 ver4 says I will reject perverse ideas and stay away from Evil I pray that nothing corrupt nothing sinful nothing immoral or Wicked will grab hold of me while I am on this Earth a perverse heart shall depart from me and I will not tolerate evil in jesus' name I pray father concerning the people
in my life bless me with Godly men and women to fellowship with surround me with people that are chasing holiness and Purity keep me away from the proud keep me away from the wicked and from evildoers Lord I desire to be filled with wisdom and discernment so that I can exercise caution when it comes to the people in my life may they not be a distraction to walk with you Lord but rather may they be encouragers and supporters in this life may the holy spirit always lead and guide me when it comes to what and
whom I allow access into my life I thank you for hearing this prayer Lord in Jesus name [Music] amen I will Sing of Your Love And Justice Lord I will praise you with songs 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 I will refuse to look at anything vile or vulgar I hate all who deal crookedly I will have nothing to do with them I will reject perverse ideas and stay away from every evil I will not
tolerate people who slander their neighbors I will not endure conceit and pride I will search for faithful people to be my companions only those who are above reproach will be allowed to serve me I will not allow deceivers to serve in my house and Liars will not stay in my presence my daily task will be to faret out the wicked and free the city of the Lord from their grip the eye is the lamp of the body if your eyes are healthy your whole body will be full of light but if your eyes are unhealthy
your whole body will be full of Darkness if then The Light Within You is Darkness how great is that Darkness for the sinful nature has its desire which is opposed to the spirit and the desire of the spirit opposes the sinful nature for these two the sinful nature and the spirit are in direct opposition to each other continually in Conflict so that you as believers do not always do whatever good things you want to do [Music]
