Commit Thy Way

Commit Thy Way

By Sharon Tomlinson

"Delight thyself in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. (Psalm 37:4)

This passage is used often to teach that it is pleasing to God to ask for anything and everything we desire in this world: money, a big house, expensive car. I have even heard some giving God thanks because they won the lottery!

We would do well to read the following verses and understand what our desire should be.

Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. For evildoers shall be cut off; but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth. (Psalm 37:5-9)

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. (Psalm 37:16)

What will happen to us if we commit our way unto the Lord?

The Lord will uphold us
Our inheritance shall be for ever
We will be satisfied in the day of famine
If we fall the Lord will lift us up
We will never be forsaken
We will be preserved for ever
We will speak wisdom
We will have the law of God in our hearts
We will be exalted
Our end will be peace
The Lord will be our strength
We will be delivered from the wicked and be saved

But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him (Psalm 37: 39-40)