It inflicts an injury on the soul of its possessor. He believes he can only be satisfied in the gratification of his desires, and when he has won all that his wishes require, he will recline in peace and enjoy rest. "I seem to be walking round and round and arriving nowhere," he said sadly, "and I am thoroughly tired of it all." "Anger stirreth up strife." He sunk, and sunk; all his splendour disappeared, and he gradually came down to poverty and his children too, and the very house in which he lived is in ruins." IV. It "gnasheth upon him." 5. Submission to all God's will. A remarkable instance of the kind may be found in Esther (chaps. 8, 4, 6, 29). This is the natural law. Being the Lord's, we should rest in Him.3. Mark, too, that the "steps" are ordered. 1. I. Better far to learn the lesson of faith, and so be filled with peace, resting in the Lord. You are not in the devil's world. Keep me from anxious thoughts and may my I learn to be still in Your presence, to rest in Your love and to wait patiently for You to act – knowing that You work all things together for our benefit and for Your glory, in Jesus name I pray, AMEN. "The meek - those who do not vainly strive and fret over the impossible or the inevitable - shall inherit the earth." 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 carries out wicked schemes. There are times when reason fails us. Roe, M. A.I. Psalm 37:7-8. We come all into the world alike naked and defenceless; and it is to the same bountiful hand, which clothes the lilies of the field, we owe our food and raiment. A remarkable instance of the kind may be found in Esther (chaps. Though prejudice is too apt to whisper that God's ways are not equal, yet a very little serious reflection on His wisdom and justice, and the ends of His various dispensations, together with our own undeservings, would effectually calm all anxious concern or repining on this account. 2. Psalm 37:7: Be still before the Lordand wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. THIS SHOULD BE A MESSAGE OF COMFORT TO US AMID LIFE'S PAINFUL PERPLEXITIES, One night Henry Drummond sat up with a young man who had lost himself in philosophical speculations. Keep company with GOD, get in on the best. We may be assured that rest is intended to be enjoyed by us in this world from the circumstance that restlessness disturbs and destroys the health of both mind and body, and is therefore in contrariety to the laws which build up both. Proverbs 3:12 God Corrects Us (beige) He who said to the waves, "Peace, be still," must create this great calm. Psalm 37:7 honesty life patience. Heb 11:9 – 10 , 13 – 16 . 7 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. The only thing we are to be careful about is that we step each time in God's track. But the strength of a community is not in its enterprising, self-confident, profane or prayer-less great men, but in the men, be they few or many, who while they are "diligent in business," and faithful in public spirit, "rest" secretly "in the Lord," and "wait patiently" every day "for Him.". 1. Plan and passion will not satisfy it, it must work, and work with more implements than one — "sword and bow." Psalm 37:7. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: 2. It is exposed to a violent termination. When it is learnt, then will Christ's kingdom have come. In how many ways the wicked labour to beat down the ideas, thwart the plans, and wound the feelings of the righteous!2. COMPARE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VIRTUES, AND SEE WHAT EACH REQUIRES TO RESTRAIN IT. We must not be surprised that men are so slow to learn this lesson. I. When thou hast learned this lesson, thou wilt have ascended a noble staircase of the royal palace, and it will land thee in the King's dining-room, where it is written, "Verily thou shalt be fed." It is said the "wicked shall be driven away in his wickedness." Rest in the L ord, 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. Change Language {{#items}} {{local_title}} We have thought, I say, that those were disordered periods. Just as gravitation acts upon each separate particle of the stone which rolls down the mountain-side, so God's general providence reaches its result through the special providences. Malign passions are to the soul what the legions of locusts are to the vegetation of the East — they eat up the life. A COUNSEL ADDRESSED TO THE HABIT AND TENDENCY OF THESE TIMES; and no time perhaps ever needed to listen to it more; a time more eager to conquer the world by putting girdles of intelligence and bonds of travel about it, than to feel its dependence on Heaven; readier to run, to work, to build, to ask questions, to yoke the elements, than to kneel, to believe, to have patience and to pray. THE PRECEDING THOUGHT IS REPEATED WITH THE PROMISE OF AN ABUNDANCE OF PEACE. Just as gravitation acts upon each separate particle of the stone which rolls down the mountain-side, so God's general providence reaches its result through the special providences. To wait on the Lord rightly is to wait cheerfully. Be still; and think not hard thoughts of God, because He permits thee to suffer. When you have thus come out of the field into the palace of love, the first staircase is described as "trust and do." There is a deep melancholy in the heart of every man, bound up in the very bundle of his life, which, like the breath of myrrh, is ever ready to spread itself over all his being; and in spirits of the deepest tone there is most of this: it is the yearning after our true portion, but it will make all life restless unless we learn to lean upon God, believing that He is Truth and Love, and is ours through Christ Jesus. Babu Cherian | Malayalam Christian Message christian media. Bible Study | Psalm's 37:7 | Pr. Don’t bother with those who climb the ladder, who elbow their way to the top. 1. Look at the energetic tradesman; he seems incessantly active; he labours early and late; nothing seems so foreign to him as rest. THEIR APPLICATION. Proverbs 20:22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee. Lay to heart the truth that God, as surely as He lives, is oil the side of right. 3. After his conspicuous blunder he wrote to his wife from Mafeking: "Well, I have had quite enough of it all. We are invited, by frequent calls in the Word, to rest on the Divine love and wisdom. For obedience is of the very nature of faith. We need to be silent before God in order to realize our personal reconciliation with Him through the blood of Atonement, to walk in His Spirit, to spend our lives as His obedient, trusting children. Rest in the L ord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Here patience has her perfect work, and is entire, wanting nothing. Did you ever study the waves of the ocean? Aye, worse than locusts, they are fiends, kindling fires that burn down to the very centre of being, and reduce to ashes the better parts of human nature. Lay to heart the truth that God, as surely as lie lives, is on the side of right. Ver. But do we not know some persons that need all the weapons in the Christian armoury, and all the watchfulness of the camp, to reach that plain achievement, the "soft answer" that "turneth away wrath"? The first thing suggested is, that in spite of all appearances a man must hold to the great fact that there is a great, Divine, presiding personality, an observer, governor, judge — he must keep to that, and hold to that great truth. 39 I said, “I will w guard my ways, that I x may not sin with my tongue; I will y guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence.” 2 I was z mute and silent; I held my peace to no avail, and my distress grew worse. Loading ... Special Message-Psalm 37 | Planning for your Future - Duration: 32:56. 1. "Their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken." Read verse in The Message Bible It may not appear at first sight evident that the demand for rest is an interior feeling in every one. I remember twenty years ago he was the most-talked-of man in London; but there was something very dark and suspicious about him. In whose time? Bridle your anger, trash your wrath, cool your pipes - … The ruin involves(1) The contempt of Jehovah. Hope is the flush of the morning-dawn, bright and gladsome, indeed; patience is the seeing sun in its golden softness and beauty, gilding and crowning the last hours of the day. It is to expect His love; and so it implies file penitence that goes before pardon. The whole way is ordered, it is true, but ordered through the steps. Psalms 37:7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. The prosperity of evil-doers will soon come to an end; for it is unrighteous, and cannot last in the world of a righteous God. 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