These are unusual times we’re living in today, N.Ireland is in lockdown, no social gatherings are permitted because of the Coronavirus( interestingly corona means crown in the Greek language, a false ruler, don’t accept).
Yesterday I shared from Ruth and how she approached Boaz(type of the Lord) while he was alone at night on the threshing floor. She lay alone, in the night, at his feet until he told her what to do.
Last night I read a similar verse in Psalm 37, one of David’s psalms;
V7, Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him.
Psalm 37 is a psalm that I’m drawn to often, especially the opening ten or so verses. In these changed times, life has slowed down for many people and perhaps this is a time when we can be still and wait before the Lord.
Three times in the opening eight verses, we have the phrase, ‘do not fret’. It would be so easy for many people who are used to their routine which may now be disrupted to fret about how things are going to work out. But this psalm is saying don’t fret, don’t give way to worry or fear.
Some of the meanings of fret are: to eat into, corrode, wear away by rubbing, disturb, vex, irritate.
There’s nothing positive or wholesome in fretting, best to hand the situation to the Lord(and LEAVE IT WITH HIM). Read and speak out some of the verses in this psalm to reassure yourself of His love and care for you;
Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 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 do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him.
This may be a God given opportunity to spend some extra time waiting patiently on the Lord.
God bless you and keep you in these changing times.