Just a thought; Commit/burn your bridges behind you
My life verse is Ps 37:5
Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. NKJV
In today’s society, I need to hold even more tightly to this verse. Our world is full of uncertainties; NEVERTHELESS there is still ONE who is the same yesterday, today and forever. Though the circumstances around me may not be to my liking, I continue on with God. It is the ONLY way.
Most commentaries will say that commit means to roll your care upon God, which we should be quick to do. But when I really study commit, I find that it means to burn your bridges behind you. It means there is no going back to the former fleshly secular way. It means to trust God who knows and wants the best for us today and every day. It means that we do not lean on our own understanding. And listen to the last part of this verse: God shall (not might) bring it to pass. God will make it happen. He will work through you to bring everything you need in your life and ministry.
The verse just before Ps. 37: 5; Ps 37:4 says:
Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. NKJV
He shall give you the desires of your heart: Most commentaries on this verse say: if we delight in the Lord, our hearts will be right and we will not ask for selfish or worldly things. I think those comment are good; but I think there is much meaning beyond that. If we delight in and commit to the Lord, He will put the desires He wants in out heart. Then we will be in perfect agreement with His will and He will accomplish His purposes for us through us.
So today we must each ask our self: what are the desires in my heart? Are the desires in my heart those which are given to me by the Holy Spirit or are these desires driven by the circumstances of my life? Remember, the cares of this world can make us ineffective. (Mark 4:19 and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. NKJV)
Let us not be caught up in the cares of this world, but let us continue to be about the Father's business.
Be Blessed
Bishop Bob Coulter
Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. NKJV
In today’s society, I need to hold even more tightly to this verse. Our world is full of uncertainties; NEVERTHELESS there is still ONE who is the same yesterday, today and forever. Though the circumstances around me may not be to my liking, I continue on with God. It is the ONLY way.
Most commentaries will say that commit means to roll your care upon God, which we should be quick to do. But when I really study commit, I find that it means to burn your bridges behind you. It means there is no going back to the former fleshly secular way. It means to trust God who knows and wants the best for us today and every day. It means that we do not lean on our own understanding. And listen to the last part of this verse: God shall (not might) bring it to pass. God will make it happen. He will work through you to bring everything you need in your life and ministry.
The verse just before Ps. 37: 5; Ps 37:4 says:
Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. NKJV
He shall give you the desires of your heart: Most commentaries on this verse say: if we delight in the Lord, our hearts will be right and we will not ask for selfish or worldly things. I think those comment are good; but I think there is much meaning beyond that. If we delight in and commit to the Lord, He will put the desires He wants in out heart. Then we will be in perfect agreement with His will and He will accomplish His purposes for us through us.
So today we must each ask our self: what are the desires in my heart? Are the desires in my heart those which are given to me by the Holy Spirit or are these desires driven by the circumstances of my life? Remember, the cares of this world can make us ineffective. (Mark 4:19 and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. NKJV)
Let us not be caught up in the cares of this world, but let us continue to be about the Father's business.
Be Blessed
Bishop Bob Coulter
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