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 light, and thy judgment as the noonday (Ps. 37:5, 6).
In Hebrew this thought is "Roll thy way upon the Lord," as of one rolling off from their own shoulders a burden they cannot carry, to the shoulders of another, who is able to bear it. "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you" (1 Peter 5:7). "Thy way," of course, means "thy doings," "thy understands," "thy plans," or, as in Proverbs 16:3, "thy works."
A certain poor woman applied to the sultan of Turkey for compensation for the loss of her property. "How did you lose it?" he inquired.
"I fell asleep, and the robbers came and stole it."
"But why did you fall asleep?"
"I fell asleep because I believed that your were awake" was the astonishing reply.
The sultan was so pleased with her trust in him that he made compensation for her loss. We can trust God with all our affairs, for He is always awake. He neither slumbers nor sleeps (Ps. 121:3). Let us commit our way to Him, "and he shall bring it to pass."
The afflictions and troubles that now seem to cast a shadow over the righteous will in the end be the evidence that they are the children of God, as in the case of Job and others. Jesus seemed to be forsaken on the cross, and His righteous cause seemed to be forever lost; but at His resurrection He was "declared to be the Son of God with power" (Rom. 1:4).
Leave your vindication in the hands of God, and trust Him. Someday it will be as clear as noonday that you are His servant.
MEDITATION PRAYER: Preserve my soul;...O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee" (Ps. 86:2).
In Hebrew this thought is "Roll thy way upon the Lord," as of one rolling off from their own shoulders a burden they cannot carry, to the shoulders of another, who is able to bear it. "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you" (1 Peter 5:7). "Thy way," of course, means "thy doings," "thy understands," "thy plans," or, as in Proverbs 16:3, "thy works."
A certain poor woman applied to the sultan of Turkey for compensation for the loss of her property. "How did you lose it?" he inquired.
"I fell asleep, and the robbers came and stole it."
"But why did you fall asleep?"
"I fell asleep because I believed that your were awake" was the astonishing reply.
The sultan was so pleased with her trust in him that he made compensation for her loss. We can trust God with all our affairs, for He is always awake. He neither slumbers nor sleeps (Ps. 121:3). Let us commit our way to Him, "and he shall bring it to pass."
The afflictions and troubles that now seem to cast a shadow over the righteous will in the end be the evidence that they are the children of God, as in the case of Job and others. Jesus seemed to be forsaken on the cross, and His righteous cause seemed to be forever lost; but at His resurrection He was "declared to be the Son of God with power" (Rom. 1:4).
Leave your vindication in the hands of God, and trust Him. Someday it will be as clear as noonday that you are His servant.
MEDITATION PRAYER: Preserve my soul;...O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee" (Ps. 86:2).
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