Psalm 37:1-11
(NIV)
1 Do not fret
because of those who are evil
or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
3 Trust in the
Lord and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way
to the Lord;
trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun.
trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun.
7 Be still before
the Lord
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people 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.
9 For those who are evil will be destroyed,
but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.
do not fret—it leads only to evil.
9 For those who are evil will be destroyed,
but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.
10 A little while,
and the wicked will be no more;
though you look for them, they will not be found.
11 But the meek will inherit the land
and enjoy peace and prosperity.
though you look for them, they will not be found.
11 But the meek will inherit the land
and enjoy peace and prosperity.
The meek will
inherit the land. The meek will receive that which is meant to be theirs. Those
who are humble in the Lord will receive their promise. No matter what evil I
might see around me, it will one day be as nothing. What a promise! But I must
have a humble spirit for it to be true. I must have a heart that seeks God
instead of focuses on what I am unable to change. In these verses David outlines
exactly what should be real in my life in order to inherit my
promise.
David writes that
I am not to fret. Don't worry. Trust in Him. Be assured of His faithfulness no
matter what I see. Dwell in the land, and stop finding fault. Be content. Make
commitments to Him. Put down roots and discover that He cares for His own.
Delight in Him. Praise Him, and look for the good where He has planted my life.
And He will give me the desires of my heart!
If I commit my
life to Him completely, He will vindicate me. No matter what I face or might be
said about me, He shall be my vindicator. I do not have to prove anything. He is
my proof, and my promise.
In quietness I
shall find my strength in Him. I shall be still and know that He is God. I shall
wait for His promise instead of taking matters into my own hand. If I wait for
Him my strength is renewed, and my patience is secured.
What I see will
not anger me. What I hear will not send me into a rage. What suddenly arises to
destroy my peace will find no entry in my life. I have committed my life to the
Lord, and I trust only in Him.
If I focus on Him
instead of what is around me, then He becomes my reality instead of the temporal
of this world. Those who are evil will be no more, and He will be my truth. He
will be my strength, my purpose, my victory, and my heart. In peace and
spiritual prosperity, I will know with every fiber of my being that he is
God.
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