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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 3 of 5
Psalms 37:1-22
Psalms 37:1-40 is not, as are most of those which precede it, a prayer of the faithful concerning the wicked men who surround him. On the contrary, it is the answer that reaches him from above. It does not yet bring him the awaited deliverance, but rather the resources and instruction necessary to enable him to face up to the evil that surrounds him! And how many times we share this experience! In answer to our prayer, instead of taking away our trial, the Lord gives us what is necessary to endure it. According to the promise of Psalms 32:8, "I will instruct thee and teach thee . . . I will guide thee . . .", we recognise the voice of the tender Master. He has Himself put into practice the instructions He gives here. And, being thoroughly acquainted with our poor hearts, He knows full well that the sight of the evil around us can produce in us two distressing reactions: fretfulness and jealousy (vv. 1, 7, 8; Proverbs 24:1; Proverbs 24:19). Hence there are these exhortations that we ought often to read: fret not thyself (thrice repeated); trust . . .; do good; commit thy way unto the LORD; wait patiently . . . . Rich promises are also added! "He shall give thee the desires of thine heart . . .; He shall bring it to pass". Let us allow Him to act! Soon the God of peace shall bruise Satan under our feet (cf. vv. 10, 17, 20 with Romans 16:20).
