RESOLUTIONS

New Years Day is often associated with making “resolutions”.
Resolutions (or resolve) generally originate with a “purpose”

Resolutions generally involve an act of the will.
 
In most all the books of the bible, when you read “I will”, it is God speaking, declaring what He will do. However, in the Psalms, we read the words of the psalmists regarding what they will do. It is to the Psalms then that we will look to glean some ideas for legitimate resolutions that we should consider making, and there is no time like the present to start something new.

I WILL CALL UPON THE LORDPsalm 18:3 “I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.”
 
FOR SALVATION
Psalm 55:16 “As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.”

Cf. Acts 4:12
Psalm 116:13 “I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.”              
 
Once saved,
 
IN TIMES OF TROUBLE
Psalm 86:7 “In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.”

ALL THE TIME - not as a last resort but FIRST - see 2 Chr. 17:12
 
I WILL HEARSee I Kings 19:11-13a
 
Psalm 85:8 “I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.”

How hard it is to be still and know that God is God.
How hard the silent moments are – how uncomfortable, etc.
 
 
I WILL CONSIDER - REMEMBER
Psalm 77:11 “I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.”
Psalm 119:93 “I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.”
Psalm 119:95 “The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.”
Psalm 119:117 “Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.”
Scripture Memorization – a very good idea !
  
I WILL MEDITATE 
Psalm 77:12 “I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.”
Psalm 119:15 “I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.”
Psalm 119:78 “Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.”

Quiet Time – Devotions – God & I time
   
I WILL HEED (OBEY)
Psalm 119:8 “ I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.”
Psalm 119:69 “The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.”
Psalm 119:106 “I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.”
Psalm 119:145 “I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.”
Psalm 119:115 “Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.”
  
I WILL TRUST 
Psalm 18:2 “The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.”
Psalm 44:6 “For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.”
Psalm 56:3 “What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.”

I WILL NOT FEAR 
Psalm 23:4 “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”
Psalm 3:6 “I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people that have set themselves against me round about.”
Psalm 56:4 “In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.”
Psalm 118:6 “The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?”
See 2 Tim. 1:7
 
I WILL REJOICE 
Psalm 9:2
I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
Psalm 9:14
That I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
Psalm 31:7
I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
Psalm 104:34
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
Psalm 119:16
I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Psalm 119:47
And I will delight myself [rejoice ?] in thy commandments, which I have loved.
Psalm 92:4
For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

Are we JOYFUL Christians ?

I WILL GIVE THANKS 
Psalm 30:12
To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
Psalm 35:18
I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people
Psalm 116:17
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
Psalm 119:62
At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.
 
Are we THANKFUL Christians ?
 
I WILL DECLARE 
Psalm 22:22
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
Psalm 66:16
Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul
Psalm 71:16
I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
Psalm 89:1
I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 119:46
I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
Psalm 145:5
I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
Psalm 145:6
And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
See Acts 4:29
 
I WILL TEACH 
Psalm 34:11
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD
Psalm 45:17
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
 
Great Commission – MAKE DISCIPLES
 
I WILL WALK
Psalm 26:11
But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
Psalm 39:1
I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
Psalm 86:11
Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Psalm 101:2
I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
Psalm 101:3
I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
Psalm 116:9
I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
Psalm 119:32
I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
Psalm 119:45
And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
 
I WILL PAY 
Psalm 22:25
My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
Psalm 116:14
I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
Psalm 116:18
I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,
 
Honor commitments – little and big. Keep your word ! ! ! !

I WILL GIVE 
Psalm 54:6
I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.
 
I WILL CONFESS 
Psalm 32:5
I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin
Psalm 38:18
For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
 
 
I WILL EXTOL \ WORSHIP 
Psalm 30:1
I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me
Psalm 5:7
But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
Psalm 145:1
I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 
 
I WILL PRAISE 
Psalm 9:1
I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works.
Psalm 52:9
I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
Psalm 86:12
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
Psalm 109:30
I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
Psalm 111:1
Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
Psalm 118:21
I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
Psalm 118:28
Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
Psalm 119:7
I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
Psalm 139:14
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
 
I WILL PRAISE / SING 
Psalm 7:17
I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high
Psalm 57:7
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
Psalm 57:9
I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
Psalm 146:2
While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

I WILL SING 
Psalm 13:6
I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
Psalm 27:6
And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
Psalm 59:16
But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.
Psalm 69:30
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
Psalm 89:1
I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 101:1
I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.
Psalm 104:33
I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
Psalm 108:3
I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
Psalm 144:9
I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
 
I WILL BLESS 
Psalm 16:7
I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
Psalm 34:1
I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalm 145:2
Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
 
I WILL ABIDE 
Psalm 61:4
I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings.
 
I WILL HOPE
Psalm 71:14
But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

I WILL LOVE 
Psalm 18:1
I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.