August 13, 2023

Psalm 37: 5, 6 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. (NIV)

God’s ways are deeper, fuller, and greater than mine.*

There are many people in this world who claim to believe in God – and some of them really do. Among the numbers of those whose claims are true, there is a large percentage who live uncommitted lives. Since none of us can do enough to earn our salvation, I don’t know where God will draw the line in the uncommitted/committed continuum. But in these verses, David isn’t writing about how to be saved. He is revealing the secret to victorious living now.

Usually, we trust a person because of his reliability in the past, but occasionally, we have to trust someone with whom we have no history. If you have put your trust in God once, you know you can trust him again. But if you have never stepped out in faith before, accept David’s challenge – and reap the benefits. He doesn’t promise that God will grant your wishes. Instead, we are offered so much more than we could wish for.

Try it. Just once. Commit your way – that choice you are facing – to the Lord. Trust him to make your righteousness shine like the dawn and the justice of your cause to shine bright as the noonday sun. Isn’t that a more robust result than merely having your wishes come true? Trust big!

If you will give God your right to yourself, He will make a holy experiment out of you.*