The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 5:21 (MSG)
Mark well that God doesn't miss a move you make; he's aware of every step you take.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 37:5-6 (HCSB)
5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act, 6 making your righteousness shine like the dawn, your justice like the noonday.
The Word of God for encouragement:
Psalm 97:11 (HCSB)
Light dawns for the righteous, gladness for the upright in heart.
My observation:
Today our choice word from Psalm 37 is the word commit. There are many voices in the land today who criticize God. However, you will find that those who criticize the Lord have not committed their way to the Lord, they have not trusted in the Lord with their whole heart.
I associate myself with the Psalmist and the saints of the ages in trusting in the Lord, and committing everything that is within me to him. As the hymn writer says, "You can have this world, but give me Jesus". As another hymn writer says, "I find no fault in God".
The Lord loves you; he has your best interest on his heart. He wants to save you and take you to heaven when you die. If you trust in him, he will deliver you. However, to enjoy the blessings of the Lord, you must commit your ways to the Lord, trust in him, and delight in him, and he will satisfy your hungry soul.
Isaiah 58:8 (HCSB)
Then your light will appear like the dawn, and your recovery will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the Lord's glory will be your rear guard.
Isaiah 58:10 (HCSB)
and if you offer yourself to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted one, then your light will shine in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I praise and thank you for being a God who loves sinners, and sent your son to die for them. Father, I trust in you, I delight in you, and my goal is to commit my ways to you every day, and in every way.
Psalm 116:1 (HCSB)
I love the Lord because He has heard my appeal for mercy.
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