"Commitment To God" -2

[[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] "In Thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in Thy righteousness." (Psalms 31:1) I bet you didn't see that coming, did you? Bing! You guessed it; the title above Psalms 31 in my Bible is, "Commitment To God"; and in case you were wondering why I have ran these two Psalms together, it is because I believe that they are meant to be associated with one another. Basically, the general idea that we are forever thankful for what God has done to not only provide the forgiveness of sin, but to make us into sons of God, is closely aliened with something that many refer to as commitment; which means more than just sticking with God, as if you are walking off in the distance like the disciples did to Jesus the night He was arrested. To put this in a little better perspective, there are three basic parts to this verse, which start out a roller coaster ride type of a Psalm, that goes through several peaks and valleys of what would be considered as the normal Christian experience; and in these three basic parts are the three basic rules of commitment unto God. I say rules, because just a gravity is called a rule, so also are these three basic rules like gravity in our relationship with God. First rule of thought is that of "trust"; whereas, we must put all of our trust in God, and believe with all of our hearts that He not only knows what He is doing, but that He is doing in our lives what He has intended for us to experience. This might not seem like that important of a rule to some, but of the three basic rules, it is the one that most likely will cause most people to turn and walk away from God! There are two parts to this first rule (actually, there are many parts, but two general ones), and they involve what we think of God in any given situation, and then, what we think of the situation with relation to God's authority over our lives; authority meaning the right to control and the power to determine what is best for our overall good welfare. The second rule is one that causes many people to stumble, because it has actions involved with it that are based upon our ability to respond correctly to any given situation; just as you might respond well to a jester about your spouse, as you respond in the moment, and while standing next to them. It is about our spontaneous reaction, which is evidence of our commitment to not only trust God in every situation, but to also defend God's honor and name, because there is no wavering in our belief of His great power and authority over our lives. And then we have the third basic rule; the one on which all other rules and standards are held together in, and that gives power to the rules, as gravity holds things down upon this earth. God is committed to us!!! Oh, yes; He is not only in control of our lives, but He is our righteousness, even when we fail: it is He alone that is worthy to be called righteous, we just get to ride upon His shirttail... "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: by Whom also we have access by faith into the grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulation also; knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope; and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly." (Romans 5:1-6)