Today’s Bible Reading:
Joshua 1-2; Psalm 37; 1 Corinthians 3
Topic: Trust
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 37:3-7
3
Trust in the Lord, and do
good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4Delight
yourself in the Lord; and he will
give you the desires of your heart.
5
Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make
your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the
noonday sun.
(Ps 37:3-6 NIV)
OBSERVATION:
These few verses in this Psalm of David offer a wonderful
progression of actions and resulting benefits:
Action: Result:
“Trust in the Lord,
and do good” A dwelling and safe pasture
“Delight yourself in the Lord” The desires of your heart
“Commit your way to the Lord” Your righteousness and justice
illuminated
illuminated
APPLICATION:
Let’s take these one at a time:
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good…
If I will put my faith and trust in the Lord and put
action to that belief by doing good—that is living righteously according to
Godly principles to the best of my ability, then I can trust God for the promise
that follows, which says…
…dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
A dwelling is a place to live and a safe pasture is
where one can be fed without fear. This
speaks of the two most basic of human needs: Food and shelter. What this tells
me then is that if I will trust in the
Lord and obey His ways—“do good”—then He will provide for my basic needs. The next action is…
4Delight yourself in the Lord;
This speaks of what my attitude is in following the
Lord. Many times we may truly be trusting in and following the Lord, but not
very happy about it. But if our attitude is one of un-begrudged delight the
Lord says…
…he will give
you the desires of your heart.
Wow, “the desires of your heart!” This goes way beyond
my basic needs of food and shelter. God wants to provide my basic needs—yes,
but He wants to go far beyond that. He
also delights to grant me the desires of my heart! God doesn’t want me to just
be satisfied, He wants me to be fulfilled!
What a loving God we serve—hallelujah!
And He’s not done yet. He has
more; verse 5 says…
5 Commit
your way to the Lord…
What is my commitment to the Lord and these actions? A
commitment is a solid decision or resolution from which you are unwavering,
which you stick to no matter what. With that kind of commitment, God promises
that…
6 He will make your righteousness shine like
the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
God’s light will eventually expose everything. Whatever
is righteous and just as well as whatever is evil and dishonest will be seen
for exactly what it is. Your joyful obedience and unwavering resolve will be
recognized and the scales of justice will be balanced.
PRAYER:
My Lord and my God, thank for these marvelous guidelines and
benefits. May I be blessed with the wisdom and courage to live by Your Word. In
Christ. Amen. -AP
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