A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 37

A Devotional Journey Through the Psalms: Psalm 37
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Trust in the Lord and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness (Psalm 37:3).
 
It would be hard to pick a favorite psalm, but Psalm 37 would be on my top ten list. Verse three of this psalm would be included in my list of top ten favorite Bible verses. This verse came alive to me when I was a young believer preparing to serve the Lord in Mexico. I’d like to share with you the circumstances in my life that made this passage so meaningful…
 
My wife Char and I, along with my brother Don and his wife Bev, were renting a small house near the beach in Ensenada, Mexico. We were there for three months to study Spanish before moving to central Mexico to begin missionary work in the back country.
 
When we moved to Ensenada, we had enough cash and supplies to last about a month. We had no reserves, no backup plan, and no committed support.
 
Our first test of faith came one morning when both fuses blew in the electric fuse box, and we ran out of drinking water. At that time fuses cost 10 cents each, and drinking water cost 20 cents for a five-gallon jug. Our total need was only 40 cents, but among the four of us we didn’t have a cent.

We didn’t know what to do.
 
Later that morning, my brother told us he was going to take a walk on the beach to pray. About fifteen minutes later he opened the front door of the house with his hand extended.

“Look what I found” he said. 
“What is it?” we asked.
“A five-peso bill” he calmly replied. (At that time a peso was worth 8 cents.)
“How did you get it?” We asked in amazement.
“I was walking and praying on the beach when I saw something sticking up in the sand. I couldn’t make out what it was, so I bent down and picked it up. There in my hand was this folded five-peso bill!”
 
Later that day, with our electricity working and a five-gallon jug of water in the kitchen, my brother shared this scripture with me, “Dwell in the land and feed on His faithfulness.” That day, the Holy Spirit planted that verse in my heart, and it’s been a treasure ever since.
 
Insight: The old, old story from someone’s life, can become your new, new story whenever the Holy Spirit plants within your heart a seed from the Word of God.

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