Committing, Waiting, and Watching

April 10

(Psalm 37:5-8 NIV) “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. {7} Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. {8} Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret--it leads only to evil.”

(Psalm 37:34 NIV) “Wait for the Lord and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land…

(Psalm 37:37 NIV) “Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future for the man of peace.”

The blessings of God flow toward those who have committed their way to Him. They flow to those who move toward the light of righteousness. If we have indeed committed our way to God, we can trust that whatever we find on that way is something He can use to bless our lives. We may have more; we may have to do with less. It may come as blessing, or it may come in trials. We wait for the Lord. We still our hearts and our mouths and wait patiently for Him. We keep to His way and avoid wrath and anger. They lead nowhere and it’s hard to praise God through clenched teeth. Rage will murder blessing. And we are careful about who we watch. We observe the blameless and the upright; we look at the quality of life enjoyed by those who have loved the Lord for years and we emulate them. We leave lifestyles that corrupt, and cling to that which brings blessing. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day