Chatting with Jesus
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Lord, the new year is still in its infancy and our New Year’s resolutions are still fresh on our minds. Our enthusiasm for making and keeping resolutions keeps us motivated to push forward to become a better person. But the difficulties of life in this fallen world block our efforts of improvement. This reality of life must have tried to attach itself to the psalmist. He seemed to reflect on his efforts in his famous Psalm 101.
(1) “I will sing of your love and justice, Lord. I will praise you with songs. (2) I will be careful to live a blameless life—when will you come to help me?” (Psalm 101:1, 2 NLT).
Life’s reality declares no one can live a blameless life—at least without divine help. Lord, the psalmist made the conscious decision to live all-in for you but knew he couldn’t in his own strength. Scripture suggests he began his closer walk with you by doing what he could to change his life, knowing you would see his efforts and his sincerity. Like you have always acted, you knew his heart and came quickly to his side.
Perhaps previously, his attitude was “Look at me, Lord. See all I’m doing for you!” His pride left little to no room for your help. Therefore, the psalmist wrote many songs how life trampled him like being ran over by an eight-horse chariot. If he were to keep his New Year’s resolution, he needed to forget his past failures.
That’s the same with us. Lord, trusting you is our only option if we are to keep our resolution to live a “blameless” life.
Amen, Jesus.
THANKFUL 
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