(Psalm 37:5-7)…..Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. 6 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday. 7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
We are told in this verse to rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him. Yet one of the hardest things to do in our culture and with our flesh is to wait on something or someone. After all, in our old nature we were naturally impatient people. We are use to getting the things we want, when we want them. Such is common from the microwave generations. But resting in and waiting on the Lord is what He wants from us (Matthew 14:13) (Mark 6:31) (Matthew 11:28-29).
Rest then would involve an element of trust in the Lord, that is, to trust in…….
- God’s name – (Psalm 33:20-21)
- God’s mercy – (Psalm 52:7-8)
- God’s word – (Psalm 119:41-42)
- Jesus Christ Himself – (Matthew 12:17-21)
Here, the word rest means, to be silent, to be still, to shut your mouth, to stop your activity, and listen. So what is the LORD implying through the mouth of David for us? That during the difficult times, even when we see evildoers prospering around us, don’t become jealous of their life, rather, be patient and silent (still) while the Lord works out His purposes in you. This is not easy, but this was the Lord’s example (Isaiah 53:4-7). One of the hardest things for me to do is this, but I know we need to learn not to whine when the Lord gives us a cross to carry, waiting patiently on Him to work out His will in your life.