“Commit your way to
the Lord, trust also
in Him, and He shall
bring it to pass.”
Psalm 37:5 (NKJV)
This is one of my favorite Psalms and I come back to it
again and again. But as many times as I’ve
read this verse, something new struck me this time. By exhorting us to commit our way to the
Lord, the psalmist implies that this is a process---i.e., that we should keep
growing and doing new things for and unto the Lord, which requires us to again
commit our ways to Him. It’s been said
that our faith should not be stagnant and that if we’re not going forward,
we’re in danger of backsliding. There’s
no neutral gear in the Christian walk and we shouldn’t be idling for any length
of time. What new things are you
starting or planning? Have you felt any
prompting to branch into a new area of ministry or service? Is there anyone new you should be praying for
or witnessing to? If you’re not sure what to do, pray and seek God’s guidance
and commit yourself to do His will.
“Commit everything into God’s hands. . .and then you will
see God’s hand in everything.” I read
that recently and was so encouraged by it.
I love looking back and seeing God at work in the circumstances of my
life, and in the hearts and lives of others (especially those I’ve been praying
for). When we experience God’s
faithfulness, that helps us to trust God even more and in situations that might
otherwise cause us to be nervous or fearful.
If God has helped in the past, surely He will help us again. He promises never to leave us nor forsake
us. Even when we don’t at the time
experience His presence at work, we can trust that He knows of the situation
and will work for good in it. He’s done
it before, He will do it again. Take a
moment to trace the hand of His faithfulness and be strengthened.
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