PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY - MEDITATE DAY AND NIGHT
April 17th, 2026.
"I will" appears thousands of times in the Bible. It is primarily used by God to establish covenants, make promises, and declare His sovereignty. These declarations represent unbreakable divine commitments. There is the “I will” of man that is often feeble and or broken several times that saying it has become a second nature without any serious commitment to keep it. The “I will” of man could be submissive or arrogant. There is the “I will” of Jesus Christ in relation to the New covenant. And there is the “I wills” of Lucifer and his desire to take over God’s rule and authority.
Old Covenant: Man says “I will” and breaks his word again and again
New Covenant: God says “I will” and keeps His word forever and ever.
All the time Jesus used “I will”, it was a commitment to help, a promise based on His love and compassion. "...I will; be thou clean" (Matthew 8:3, Mark 1:41)."Come unto me... and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). "...him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out" (John 6:37). "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you" (John 14:18). Jesus uses "I will" to reveal His compassion, power, and role as the fulfiller of the Father's promises. He kept and He is still keeping this commitment to God and mankind.
There is the submissive “I will” of man - "I will sing to the Lord" (Psalm 104:33), "I will trust in you" (Psalm 56:3), and "I will follow you" (Luke 9:57). And the fool’s type - The rich fool says, "I will pull down my barns and build greater ones" without considering God (Luke 12:18).
There is the rebellious “I wills” of Satan - “You said in your heart, “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” (Isaiah 14:13-14 NIV)
At the foot of Mt Sinai the Israelites boasted “We will do everything the Lord commands.” (Exodus 19:8) Perhaps you have said something similar, but this is a fatal boast, and a recipe for disaster. Make an impossible promise and you will invariably break it. What the Lord demands you cannot provide.This is the lesson of the old covenant, yet many have not learned it. We are stuck on the vicious cycle of making and breaking promises, repenting, then promising to do better next time. Oh, how we need a revelation of the new covenant that is based on his unbreakable promises to us.
So let us quit making promises we can’t keep and trust in the eternal promises of our Father. Let us give up the futile practice of saying “I will” and put our faith in the “I wills” of God and say “Thy will” be done.
THE WORD: “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.” (1 John 5:14-15 NIV)
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