Psalm 37:4 “Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness…”. and “Trust in the Lord and do good; so shall you dwell in the land and feed surely on His faithfulness…”. “Delight yourself in the Lord”, “commit your way to the Lord”, “be still and rest in the Lord; wait for Him…”, “cease from anger and forsake wrath”… David went through great lengths to light the path we’re to be on. We’re not blessed when we’re envious against unrighteousness or when our emotions run hot because of evildoers. Why…? Blessing comes out our love for God and obedience. We’re not called to avenge Him, we are called to be His hands and feet, and to tell everyone the Good News. Our life’s work is summed up in the path David shows us, delight in Him , be committed to Him, be still and rest in Him, patiently lean on and rest… trust in Him and stop being angry… because it leads to evil doing. How did he know? David’s songs of praise were forged in fire. Everything he knew about God could also be considered as ancient journaling. He knew, by experience, God was… is greater, bigger and able to deliver justice for unrighteousness. David knew the covering of joy and peace that comes from surrender and submission to God. David learned, by experience, to trust God, no matter what was going on around him. Perhaps we need to be reminded to separate ourselves, our hearts from the chaos that surrounds us. Our prayer to God could be acknowledging our trust and delight in Him as we press in, desiring that closer spot, the one that’s right beside Him. We ask Him to help us be still and give us rest, to cleanse our hearts from everything that doesn’t belong to Him. We just … breathe, letting Him do His work in our heart. He will make a way… to give us our desires.
