Psalm 37:5
Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.
Most of us think we know what 'commit' means. But what is God's definition of commit?
To make a commitment to another person is to be faithful in that relationship, whether we are friends, spouses, colleagues or coworkers.
To make a commitment to an employer is to make a promise to abide by company rules and regulations; to be on time and do the work for which one is hired according to the pay one is promised.
To make a commitment to one's country is to pledge one's self to obeying the laws of the land as long as these laws are not contrary to God's laws.
COMMITMENT GOD's WAY
What does it mean here when it says we are to Commit our ways to the Lord? God wants us to trust Him. And talk with Him.
>1 Peter 5:7 tells us to cast all our anxiety on Him, which lines up with Matthew 6:25-34 where Jesus tells His disciples to not worry about the necessities of life, but seek the kingdom of God and all His righteousness.
>Psalm 55:22 says "Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken."
>Psalm 62:8 "Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah.''
God wants to meet us in prayer. Committing our way to The LORD means living our lives according to His Word and His Way. When we become born again believers, we stop being the person we were before we got saved and begin to live the life of a new creation, for we are a new person in Christ.
When we repent (confess our sins and turn away from them, stop doing those sins), God promises, makes a commitment to, forgive the repentant sinner. Our sins are washed away by the blood of God's Lamb, His only begotten Son Jesus Christ. We are clean and fresh and new.
Making a commitment to God is making a promise to God that we will be faithful in obeying His Word, faithful in seeking Him out, faithful in trusting Him to care for us in everything; faithful in doing the work He entrusts us to do.
I, like the faithful servants in the parable, also seek to hear those beautiful words from my Lord and Master, "Well done, My good and faithful servant." (Luke 19:17, 19) I do not wish to hear what He told the unfaithful servant (Luke 19:22-27).
Hear the Word of The Lord. Today is your day to surrender your hearts and your lives to Christ. Tomorrow is not promised. And our days are shortened and getting shorter. This, too, is promised. (Matthew 24:22)
PEACE OF MIND COMES FROM TRUSTING THE LORD
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.
SUCCESS COMES FROM A COMMITMENT TO THE LORD
Proverbs 16:3
Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.
A relationship without communication is an empty relationship: you're existing but not living. There are no anchor points to hold together the relationship.
We need God. By His Word we are formed and in His Word we are made complete. Let us commit our lives even now to loving Him, obeying Him, adoring Him. Let us live joy-filled faithful lives as we await His return to bring us home with Him.
Only Trust Him - Alan Jackson
Down To the River to Pray - Allison Krauss
Trading My Sorrows -
Baptized In Fire - Ecclesia
Burn For You - Rivers & Robots
Here's My Life - Planetshakers
