| Yesterday's Bible Study |
In this verse from Psalm 37, we have a tender reminder that we should commit our ways unto the Lord. We should trust in Him, and He will bring His will to pass. Today, we'll break down the three parts of this verse to understand how they work together.
The first instruction we have in this verse is to commit our ways to the Lord. What does a commitment like that look like? I believe it is two-fold: it involves a surrender of our will by replacing it with God's will, and then active obedience. Committing our ways to the Lord does not mean that we come up with a plan and then ask the Lord to bless it. Instead, it means that we come before the Lord and ask, What do you want me to do? We must be willing to surrender our ideas and plans for the future and then do as He has instructed us.
Surrendering to the Lord is an expression of trusting Him. It shows that we know, in the end, the Lord has better plans for our lives that we could devise for ourselves. These plans might not look how we envisioned or even hoped, but, in the end they will bring the Lord more glory than those we made ourselves. Giving our lives to the Lord shows that we trust Him in all things and with all of our being.
|
|
|
Finally, this verse promises that the Lord will bring His plans to pass. The ways that we have committed to Him, He will use for His glory. We don't have to be uncertain about anything when we are striving to be in line with God's will. Even if we don't know exactly what the right decision is in a circumstance, we can be confident that we are resting in the Lord and He will direct us if we take a wrong turn.
Look at your life and ask yourself if you have committed to His ways. If you're like me, you'll find some areas where you are committed and others where you are not. Make the decision to give those ways back to Him, believing that He knows how to use them better than we do.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
