Nov 27 2008
Delight Yourself in The Lord
All throughout history there have been times when God’s people have suffered, often because the culture in which they lived walked away from God. I have a feeling they struggled just as we do, knowing we are mired in what has become a pagan culture.
It’s easy in situations like ours, to lose hope, to stop fighting, and to simply sit down on the battlefield and curl up in desperation and hopelessness.
But Psalm 37:1-5 says, “Fret not yourself because of evildoers. Be not envious toward wrongdoers, for they will wither quickly like the grass, and fade like the green herb. Trust in the Lord and do good. Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord. Trust also in Him, and He will do it.”
In times like these we need to be meditating on God’s Word, reminding ourselves to focus on Him, and not on circumstances that often seem like madly shifting turbulence under our feet. Instead we must remember we are grounded on the unmoving foundation of God and His Word, and He never fails.
Let me repeat: Delight youself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart…Trust also in Him and He will do it.”
Now that’s a huge, unfailing promise. That if our focus is fixed on God and we have His will written on our hearts, He will be faithful to us.
We don’t have to fear the future, but rather we can take comfort in the truth that our God is ultimately in control and will not only protect us, but use us to be light and salt to those who need to see that Christ is alive and well on planet Earth…
Because He lives,
Nancy
