November 7; Psalm 7, 37, 67, 97, 127
“My shield is my God.” 7:10
“I will give to the Lord the thanks due to His righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.” 7:17
“Trust in the Lord…. Take delight in the Lord…. Commit your way to the Lord…. Be still before the Lord.” 37:3,4,5,7
Though Psalm 37 is one of those written ABOUT God and not TO God I’m still turning there today for my prayer lesson.
Lord, You ARE my shield, protecting me from more than I probably could ever imagine. I give You thanks and I will continue to sing praises to Your name. But mostly I just want to reaffirm with You that it is my desire and intent to always trust You, take delight in You, commit my ways to You, and then to BE STILL before You. I must admit, I find the last one the hardest because I so want to fix things and do things in my way and especially in my time, and then ask You to bless my ways rather than wait patiently for Your timing and Your will. You already know it God, so maybe I’m just reminding myself this morning as I talk with you, that I want to “be still” as I trust, take delight, and commit my life to You. Thanks for Your patience and understanding.
Faith is like spiritual delayed gratification. Am I willing to wait for the best or take what I can get now? Faith asks me to wait for what I may not be able to see right now because I trust the Author of all the best things. I trust His will AND His timing. All things are NOT good, but all things work together for good, for those who put their trust in Him. Being still and waiting is the hardest part that I continue to discover on my journey with Jesus.
I’m trying to be still, so I don’t have a song today!
Have a great day being still as you trust,
Pastor Rich
Quote for the day: “Internet- the modern day tree of knowledge of good and evil.”
PS Thunder in the Holy Land: A dynamic, interactive Bible study continues. Young reporters explore the teachings of Jesus in an engaging Bible study video series. 7-8 p.m. in the Heritage Room at the church.
PPS SMALL GROUP- Alexander/Jeff -Bible study small group on Wednesday at 8:00PM, second floor of Ortner