Topic: Resolute Determination
Text: Psalm 27:1-8.

Success and victory do not come on a platter of gold. We need to manifest certain qualities of character in order to get the best in time and in eternity. One of such qualities of character in order to get the best in time and in eternity. One of such qualities is resolute determination. You need resolute determination in order to possess your possession. David often spoken with determination whenever he spoke of the things of God. In Psalm 57:7, he said: “My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.” The word “fix” here is the same word you use to describe concrete cement that has solidified. When concrete is still soft, you can still work on it whatever way you like; but when it has dried, it has become solid. David is saying, here, that his heart is as solid as concrete. In Psalm 27:4, he says he is only seeking after one thing, to dwell in the house of the Lord: One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.” This is the language of a man of determination. Apostle Paul followed in his footsteps when he was talking in Philippians 3:13-14: “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press towards the mark of the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” When someone says he is pressing on, he is saying that any obstacle in his way will be pushed off. Those who desire to succeed in their walk with God need strong determination. It takes strong determination to press on and serve the Lord, especially in the face of temptations. Those who will take the Kingdom of God will take it by force. It takes rugged determination to be able to make it to heaven. You must seek the face of God until every tendency towards vacillation disappears from your life and you begin to set your face as a flint towards your God-approved goals and objectives. Be resolutely determined today to be assured of a very bright future.

Memory Verse: Psalm 57:7 - My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.”