-July 15, 2022-
Good morning, happy Friday,
“Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.”
(Psalms 37:5).
When we come before the Lord to beseech Him on any matter, great or small, our hearts should be surrendered to His perfect will. We pray for what we need, and what we think we know what is best for us. The Lord promises to give us what we need, not necessarily what we want. David says, “Commit your way,” or as it literally means, “Roll off onto the Lord.” Our Lord wants us to depend fully on Him. Jesus prayed to the Father in Matthew 26:39, “…O My Father, if it possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”
Jesus was fully surrendered to the Father’s will and did it completely. He went all the way to the cross and died for us. He finished the Father’s will perfectly. We must do the same. David also said, “trust also in Him.” God knows what is best for us and how things in our lives will affect us and those around us. There are things we wouldn’t choose for ourselves but God knows are best for us, now and in the future. He has the best plan for us. We wouldn’t choose a job loss, to lose a loved one, to be denied entry into our preferred college, to, to suffer pain, or any number of things. But God knows what we need, and when we need it.
I was recently leading the singing at church and in the hymnal we use, and I found this prayer of an anonymous confederate soldier. It says, “I prayed for strength that I might achieve; I was made weak that I might learn to humbly obey. I asked for health that I might do greater things; I was given infirmity that I might do better things. I asked for riches that I might be happy, I was given poverty that I might be wise. I asked for power that I might have the praise of men [people]; I was given weakness that I might feel the need of God. I asked for all things that I might enjoy life; I was given life that I might enjoy all things. I got nothing that I asked for, but everything that I had hoped for. Almost despite myself my unspoken prayers were answered, I am, among all men [people], most richly blessed.”
God’s ways and thoughts are always far superior to our own. He promises to “bring it to pass.” Whatever the “it” is, “it” will be the best for us. Paul wrote in 1 Thessalonians 5:24, “He who called you is faithful, who also will do it.” Let us then fully surrender to the Lord, committing everything to the Lord and trusting Him to guide and provide.
Have a blessed day seeking God’s best. Stay safe and healthy.
In dependence on Him,
Dean
Dean Allen's Daily Devotional 