“Behaved himself wisely:”

In the first post by this name we find David, in His youth being chosen by God, to be King of His Nation.

He was a “man after Gods own heart” and it mentions 4 times in 1 Samuel 18, that he “Behaved himself wisely.”

* He went where Saul sent him. (Into harms way, into battle and won).

* He went in and out among the people. (they knew and loved him and the “Lord was with him”; Saul was afraid of him).

* He behaved himself wisely:  (Saul became his enemy, the people believed in and set store on his name).

He became a great king, a leader and lover of God. 

Until he wasn’t. 

Sin enters his life.  Fat dumb and happy, he can have anything he wants.  He chose a married woman.  Had her husband killed.

Nathan the Prophet, came and opened his eyes,  He realized he was only King and still accountable to. Almighty God.

In Psalm 51, we find his prayer for forgiveness.  In Psalm 101, we find a man who is humbled once again, seeking the will and way of the Lord.

He begins with singing of the Lords mercy and righteous  judgment,  he  accepted the death of his  love child.

 “I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.”

 He continues with a positive confession:

” 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.   I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.”

He promises the Lord to walk with Him once again, he will not let the lust of his eyes, or lust of the flesh control him.  The pride of life had been shown him and rejected.

He pleads for the Spirit of the Lord to return to him.

  “A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.   Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.”

He changes who he associates with, to the faithful.  He will watch, live with, fellowship with and reject those that do wrong.

 “Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.  

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.”

When we find we have not “behaved wisely” and we will,  David has shown us the way back to the Lord. 

Pray, Psalm 51, then find your way to Psalm 101.