Wednesday, March 11th | Daily Devotion
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“Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.” –Psalm 37:3-5
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Good morning. Grace and peace be unto all of you, my Father’s children on this incredible Wednesday.
We are in the middle of our fast, continuing to press into the theme of consistency and commitment.
Yesterday we drew from Colossians. Today I want us to sit with the wisdom that comes from lived experience — the heart of David, in the 37th Psalm. I encourage you to read the chapter in its entirety; it is rich and deeply encouraging from beginning to end.
But I want to anchor us in verses 3 through 5 — and particularly in that fifth verse: “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.”
This blessed me just in its plain simplicity. There is a reward designed for those who are committed, those who are consistent, those who are steadfast and unmovable — always abounding in faith. And the promise is direct: if you want God to act, if you want to move the heart and hand of God, the very first thing you must do is commit yourself. God moves in the area of commitment.
That commitment shows up in how you keep your word. In how you treat the people around you — your friends, your family, your colleagues. It shows up in the small, daily decisions that no one else may be watching. Being committed to something is not incidental to your faith. It is the very thing that positions you for God to move.
I think about this even in how I parent. When one of my children does something wrong, then does it right once, the expectation is often that everything should immediately change. And I have to explain to them: I am not looking for you to do it right one time.
I need you to develop a habitual pattern of doing right. That is what God is calling us to as well. We cannot come to Him saying, “Lord, I was good today — I kept my fast, I stayed off social media, I did well — now reward me.” God is not looking for a single moment of faithfulness. He is looking for consistency. He is looking for regularity. He is looking for a life that is shaped by commitment.
And here is what strikes me most: look at how the psalm opens — “Fret not yourselves because of evildoers.” That is not an accident. David is saying that your commitment cannot be contingent on outside circumstances becoming favorable first. Being the bigger person only when you can see the fruit of it is not really being the bigger person. Doing right only when doing right is rewarded is not really commitment.
The call is deeper than that. Be committed to being the person God called you to be — regardless of the outcome of those around you.
This psalm was written for someone who was doing right and still waiting. Still hoping. Still asking, if I am faithful, why isn’t it working? And the answer David arrived at — the answer that steadied him — was this: keep committing. Keep trusting. Because commitment breeds consistency, and consistency is what moves the hand of God. Then He acts.
Be encouraged on this incredible Wednesday. Hold this close. We are going to keep pressing forward — and I cannot wait to speak with you tomorrow.
God bless you. Have an incredible day.