“Commit
your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.” (Ps
37:5, ESV)
Sometimes
seeing a scripture in a version of the Bible you don’t usually read
it in can give you a fresh perspective. I really am taken by the
simplicity of the above verse. It leaves nothing to chance, nothing
to conjecture, and nothing to wonder about. It leaves us room only
to be in wonder. It is simple, crisp, and full of meaning.
Some years ago I came across the following from Days of Heaven Upon Earth:
April 11. "Commit Thy Way unto the Lord" (Ps. xxxvii. 5)
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"Commit thy way unto the Lord" (Ps. xxxvii.5).
Seldom have we heard a better definition of faith than was given once in one of our meetings by a dear old colored woman, as she answered the question of a young man how to take the Lord for needed help.
In her characteristic way, pointing her finger toward him, she said with great emphasis: "You've just got to believe that He's done it, and it's done." The great danger with most of us is, that after we ask Him to do it, we do not believe that it's done, but we keep on helping Him, and getting others to help Him; superintending God and waiting to see how He is going to do it.
Faith adds its amen to God's yea, and then takes its hands off, and leaves God to finish His work. Its language is, "Commit thy way unto the Lord, trust also in Him; and He worketh."
Lord, I give up the struggle,
To Thee commit my way, I trust Thy word forever, And settle it all to-day. |
When I saw the words
"Commit
thy way unto the Lord, trust also in Him, and He worketh",
it really caught my attention because of the way it was
worded. It comes down to trust, having faith. I would believe the
opposite true also, if we don’t commit, don't trust, He doesn’t
work.
The
Good News Translation of the Bible words this verse as follows: “Give
yourself to the Lord; trust in him, and he will help you;”
Take
some time and ponder on this today and ask God how it fits into your life.
"Commit
thy way unto the Lord, trust also in Him, and He worketh"
