LW:Are our wills bent on pleasing self, or bent on pleasing God? Do we want to go our way, or His way?

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Study 9B HOW TO BE WELL-BEHAVED
(Scripture Portion: Psalm 101)

The deeds of faithless men David hates, and he resolves that they will not cling to him. “I’ll not let a worldly spirit get hold of me!” It is so easy for a Christian to be like a worldling: by indulging in the world’s questionable pleasures, using the world’s corrupt forms of speech, adopting the world’s debased standards, and so on

3 . The well-behaved Christian refuses to regard iniquity.
See verse 3. We cannot help seeing “vile” things, but it is a very different matter deliberately and willingly to set them before our eyes –- look up Psalm 66:18 and Romans 13:14. How necessary it is for us to make the resolve of verse 3, and to apply it to the literature we read, the places we go to, the people we associate with and the thoughts of our heart! We are called unto holiness (2 Corinthians 7:1); and what have we to do with wickedness (2 Timothy 2:19)?
4 . The well-behaved Christian is separate from the spirit of this evil age .
5 . The well-behaved Christian is fully surrendered to the Lord .
The word “perverse” in verse 4 means self-willed. Are our wills bent on pleasing self, or bent on pleasing God? Do we want to go our way, or His way? Look up 2 Corinthians 5:14 and 15 (especially verse 15). How is it with you? Are you living for Him or for yourself? Is it (in the words of the hymn) “some of self, and some of Thee”, or “none of self, and all of Thee”?
6 . The well-behaved Christian cultivates friends of whom God approves .
7 . The well-behaved Christian has a controlled tongue.
In verse 5, David tells us he has determined not to be a party to slander – false and malicious reports. Before we pass on that news, we should ask ourselves:
Is it true? Is it necessary to say it? Will it help to say it? Will it harm? Will it glorify God? Am I helped by saying it? Is it my business, anyway?
What, then, is the secret of the well-behaved Christian life? The answer is in verse 2:
1. There must be a determined resolve – “I will be careful to lead a blameless life……”
2. There must be a deep consciousness that it is only possible to be well-behaved as the Lord Himself comes and dwells within us, empowering and enabling us. “When will you come to me?”Can this be your heart cry today...pray in the holy Ghost.

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