March 15

Psalm 37:7-9 gives excellent counsel to the man who desires that the yoke of oppression be removed from him. Whether that yoke is self imposed or one placed upon him by the demands of life or the wiles of the wicked one, the advice remains true and unalterable.

It says here, “Rest in the Lord and wait patiently upon Him. Fret not because of evildoers; cease from anger and from plotting retaliation, for the evildoers shall be cut off, but the man who waits upon the Lord shall inherit the earth.”

These verses acknowledge the reality of the battles a man encounters because of those who strive against him. Perhaps a co-worker is scheming to get his job. Perhaps a Lothario is plotting to seduce his girlfriend. The scenarios are limitless yet in the throes of all of them, the Lord admonishes that he wait on Him.

How can we remain passive in waiting rather than active in possessing all that we desire to achieve? Because we know that the Lord is on the side of the righteous! We have His assurance that the devices of the plotters of wickedness shall be undone while the man who trusts His goodness is heir to all things.