Making a Differencewith Pastor Phil Erickson

Jun 23rd, 2011 Nuggets of Gold from the 37th Psalm

Today’s Passages – Psalms 36-39; Proverbs 23

(Second Milers also read – 1 John 4 – 3 John; Memorize – Malachi 3:10)

Before I give you today’s thought from the Scripture, I would like to apologize for the inconsistent posts lately. My schedule has changed quite a bit here lately, and there have been several days where I just could not squeeze it in. I hate to admit this, but I am a little behind in my Bible reading. Pray for me that I will be able to get all of my ducks in a row.

“Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” – (Psalm 37:4)

“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.” – (Psalm 37:23)

“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.” – (Psalm 37:25)

Have you ever noticed that Psalm 37 contains many wonderful verses that we often quote. I have listed three of them above, but really I could have added more. This Psalm almost reminds me of a chapter from the Book of Proverbs, but the theme seems to be the same throughout the Psalm. The bottom line to this Psalm is that God is encouraging us to trust in His promises and provisions; and to not worry about the apparent prosperity of the lost world around us. Their success and superiority is short-lived at best; but ours is eternal.

Let’s consider the three verses listed above. David says that a good man will “order” his steps according to the direction of the Lord. This means tha a good man will yield himself to the will of the Lord. Notice that both verse 4 and 23 say that this good man will “delight” in God. God then in turn not only provides the necessities mentioned in v 25, but also will grant his desires. What a wonderful and awesome God we serve. What does this world have to offer you that could possibly compare to what God wants to give that “good” man (or woman) who delights in Him.