COMMIT YOUR WAY TO THE LORD!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2020.

SUBJECT : COMMIT YOUR WAY TO THE LORD!

Memory verse: “Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.”

 (Psalm 37 vs 5.) 

READ: Psalm 55 vs 22; Proverbs 3 vs 6; 16 vs 3:

Psalm 55:22: Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you, He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.

Proverbs 3:6: In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

16:3: Commit Your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established.

INTIMATION:

To commit your way to the Lord means to let God’s will rule in all areas of your life. Put Him first in your life, entrusting everything—your life, family, jobs, possessions—to His control and guidance. It means to trust in Him, believing that He can care for you better than you can for yourself. When you commit your way to Him, you should be willing to wait patiently for Him to work what is best for you. God wants us to give our burdens to Him, but often we continue to bear them ourselves even when we say we are trusting in Him. Trust in the same ‘strength’ that sustains you to carry your cares also. 

There are different ways to fail to commit our way to the Lord. Some commit their way only superficially. They say the Lord is ruling in their affairs, and in all their ways, but in reality they are doing certain things according to their own ways and wisdom. Others give God temporary control of their interests only to take control back the moment things stop going the way they expect, forgetting that God makes all things work together for good to them who love Him (Romans 8 vs 28). Still others commit their task fully to the Lord, but put forth no efforts themselves, and they wonder why they do not succeed. We must trust Him completely in all our ways. However, we should not omit careful thinking or belittle our God-given ability to reason; but we should not trust our own ideas to the exclusion of God’s will expressed in His Word. 

When we have an important decision to make, we sometimes feel that we can’t trust anyone—not even God. But God knows what is best for us. He is a better judge of what we want than we are! We must not be wise in our own eyes. We should always be willing to listen to and be corrected by God’s Word and wise counselors. Bring your decisions to God in prayer; use the Bible as your guide, and then follow God’s leading. Only the principles of God are eternal, and thus they are the only guarantee to a good life. If one would trust in the word of God for guidance, God will clear the way. If God is the center of one’s life, then what one plans should be based on the will of the Lord. The wise person will know the will of God, and thus plan according to the will of God. 

To receive God’s guidance, we must acknowledge God in all we do. This was emphasized by Jesus when He said, “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you” (Matthew 6 vs 33). This means to put God first in your life, to fill your thoughts with His desires, to take His character for your pattern, and to serve and obey Him in everything. Look at your values and priorities. What is important to you? Where is God on that list? What is His advice? Make Him a vital part of everything you do, then He will guide you because you will be working to accomplish His purposes.

Carrying your worries, stresses, and daily struggles by yourself shows that you have not trusted God fully with your life. It takes humility, however, to recognize that God cares, to admit your need, and to let others in God’s family help you. Sometimes we think that struggles caused by our own sin and foolishness are not God’s concern, forgetting that when we were neck-deep in sin He paid the penalty of sin for us. When we turn to God in repentance, He will bear the weight even of those struggles. Letting God have your anxieties call for action, not passivity. Don’t submit to circumstances but to the Lord, who controls circumstances.

Prayer: Abba Father, one thing I desire so much in my life is Your divine guidance because I know that by my own strength and wisdom I cannot prevail, and without You I can do nothing, and I am nothing. Give me grace to acknowledge Your ways in all I do, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!