Psalm 37: Trust - Delight - Commit - Rest

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Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shall you dwell in the land, and verily you shall be fed (in other words, don’t look to the wicked or at the wicked, but rather “the Lord,” and in Him put your “trust”).

Delight yourself also in the LORD: and He shall give you the desires of your heart (what a Promise!).

Commit your way unto the LORD; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.

And He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noonday (these things will ultimately be rewarded).

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass (in Verses 3-7 we have the four keys to a victorious life: “Trust,” “Delight,” “Commit,” and “Rest”).
 
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​This can only be done if the Believer place there Faith exclusively in Christ and His Finished Work at Calvary, i.e., The Cross, i.e., The Blood of Jesus (Romans 8:2). This allows the Holy Spirit who works strictly in the parameters of Christ and the Finished Work to accomplish this for us (Romans 8:2).
 
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Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shall you dwell in the land, and verily you shall be fed (in other words, don’t look to the wicked or at the wicked, but rather “the Lord,” and in Him put your “trust”).

Delight yourself also in the LORD: and He shall give you the desires of your heart (what a Promise!).

Commit your way unto the LORD; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.

And He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noonday (these things will ultimately be rewarded).

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass (in Verses 3-7 we have the four keys to a victorious life: “Trust,” “Delight,” “Commit,” and “Rest”).
Yes delight in the Lord always.
 
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“Trust,” “Delight,” “Commit,” and “Rest”
I dunno... That "commit" part sounds like it requires works.

You cant have "commit" without "commitment".
 

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Delight yourself also in the LORD: and He shall give you the desires of your heart (what a Promise!).
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. Ps 1:1-2

I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. Ps 119:16
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. Prov 11:1

Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors. Ps 119:24
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.Prov 12:22

And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. Ps 119:47
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.Prov 15:8

I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. Ps 40:8



 

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The steps of a man are established by the LORD,
And He delights in his way.
When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong,
Because the LORD is the One who holds his hand.

(Psalm 37:23-24)

Depart from evil and do good,
So you will abide forever.
For the Lord loves justice
And does not forsake His godly ones;
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

(Psalm 37:27-28)


Abide in me, and I in you.
As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself,
unless it abides in the vine, neither can you,
unless you abide in me.

(John 15:4)
 
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I dunno... That "commit" part sounds like it requires works.

You cant have "commit" without "commitment".
Trust and commit are really the same thing...
Or it could be phrased as "trust and surrender."

The work is to trust and to remain(abide) in that trust for longer and longer periods of time, which is building endurance.
If you are currently trusting instead of worrying about many things, you ARE currently committed/surrendered/abiding.

Don't you think so?
 
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And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his Commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the Earth (Deuteronomy 28:1)

In this tremendous Chapter, we have a promise of Blessings which are absolutely unparalleled. Some may argue that the Lord did these things for Israel under the Old Covenant, but will not do them for modern Christians under the New Covenant. There is nothing in the Word of God that even remotely lends credence to such an idea. We presently have, in fact, a much better Covenant, based on better Promises than anything in the Old Covenant (Hebrews 8:6).

In this panoply of Promises, five great things are said.

They are:

1. "And all these blessings shall come on you, and overtake you": This literally means that the blessings of the Lord will literally chase down the individual. What a promise! (Deuteronomy 28:2).

2. "The LORD shall command the Blessing upon you": At this moment, if we will only believe it, the Lord is commanding blessing upon us. We must believe it, expect it, and receive it (Deuteronomy 28:8).

3. "And the LORD shall make you plenteous in goods": "Plenty" is what the Lord here promises. The word "goods" means everything that we need, whatever it might be (Deuteronomy 28:11).

4. "The LORD shall open unto you His good treasure": The Lord here tells us that we Believers literally have access to the treasure house of Heaven. Again, what a Promise! (Deuteronomy 28:12)

5. "And the LORD shall make you the head and not the tail": To use an earthly vernacular, someone, regarding an Alaskan dog-sled team, has well said, "if you're not the lead dog, the view never changes." To continue to use the earthly vernacular, the Lord intends for His People to be the "lead dog" (Deuteronomy 28:13).

All of this is made possible by the Cross!

A Daily Devotional by Jimmy Swaggart
 
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Trust and commit are really the same thing...
Or it could be phrased as "trust and surrender."

The work is to trust and to remain(abide) in that trust for longer and longer periods of time, which is building endurance.
If you are currently trusting instead of worrying about many things, you ARE currently committed/surrendered/abiding.

Don't you think so?
No, trust & commit are not the same thing.

trust - assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something.

commit - to obligate or pledge oneself to.

Trust is reliance on God, while commit is to dedicate yourself to God.

It seems everyone relies on God, while very few dedicate themselves to Him.
 
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No, trust & commit are not the same thing.

trust - assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something.

commit - to obligate or pledge oneself to.

Trust is reliance on God, while commit is to dedicate yourself to God.

It seems everyone relies on God, while very few dedicate themselves to Him.
I don't see a difference really, but that's just my take on it.
I would never commit myself completely to someone unless I completely trusted them...