3 examples of new resolutions

Here are three great examples of resolutions taken by God’s people in the Bible.

Joseph was a just man and was unwilling to put her to shame

Matthew 1:19
And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.

(The perspective is not for divorce but for the honor he gives for his fiancee)

Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself

Daniel 1:8
But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself.

(The perspective is not the food but the defilement)

Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through

Acts 19:21
Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

(The perspective is not the places mentioned but the depending on the Holy Spirit)
Each of the above verses talk of resolutions
One may wonder each of the resolutions above is so weird and different.
One man resolves to honor his fiance and quietly solve a situation that was brewing in their lives.
One man resolves to stand for his ethics and values that he had learned and observed from his childhood, even though he is placed in life or death situation
Another man resolves to do nothing but what the Spirit of God guides him to do in his ministry, in spite of more eloquent apostles and preachers around him.
The above are some examples of situations we are in right now or could face in the next year.

What is our ‘resolve’?

1. Very tough unknown situations. Call for even tougher resolve depending on God’s grace.
2. Highly compromising conditions. Call for the resolve of steel to depend and abide by God’s word.

Every minister and child of God should resolve to listen to the Holy Spirit for every step in 2020.

Not very far is the fulfillment of the promise.
Behold He is coming quickly.