Daily Devotion February 16--Some Dos and Don'ts from the Psalms

February 16

Psalm 37 1-8

 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
 Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

These verses carry some do nots:  Don't worry about those who are evil and don't be jealous.

But we also find some great Dos in these verses:
1.  Trust in the Lord---We are not capable of taking care of things on our own.  Just trust that God will take care of things in a great way.

2.  Do good---We make our own choices every day.  We have to make the right choices to do the right things because that is what is expected of us as children of God.

3.  Delight yourself in the Lord--When you think about the things that delight you, they are the things that you love most.  We should fall in love with the Lord, we should sit with His Word, we should talk to Him and we should listen for His voice.

4.  Commit your way to the Lord--this is one of the greatest things we can do.  Giving ourselves over to God and trusting Him frees us from so much stress.  Just putting Him first is worth it all.

5.  Rest in the Lord and wait on Him--the second part of this is hard for many of us.  We are impatient and want to move ahead with things.  But here we are reminded to simply wait and rest in His arms.

6.  Cease from anger--As the song from Frozen says "Let It Go".  So often we just hang on to things that have made us angry.  But that just harms us and may actually pull us away from God.

As we go through the day, let us remember that God gives us guidelines that help us through each and every day.