The Christian can never have peace by doing that which seems right in
their own eyes. The Christian can only have peace by following the
leading of the indwelling Holy Spirit. Psalm 31:1,3 speaks to this: “In
thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in
thy righteousness. For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for
thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.”
V18 spoke to my heart in a time of difficult trial when all I could
do was stay silent and trust the Lord to carry me through: “Let the
lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and
contemptuously against the righteous.” Even though I see myself as a
sinner saved by grace, the Lord sees me as righteous through the
precious blood of Christ which atoned for my sins. The following verses
speak to this: Romans 4:5-8 “…to him that worketh not, but believeth
on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for
righteousness even as David also describeth the bessedness of the man,
unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, saying, Blessed are
they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed
is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.” Those verses bring
peace.
V19 speaks of God’s goodness: “Oh how great is thy goodness, which
thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for
them that trust in thee before the sons of men”. This fear is a
reverential fear of who God is. The Christian is to trust in the Lord
before the unsaved, the “sons of men” This is not easy to do, but we
have to trust and say “Lord, this is in your hands.”.
David closes Psalm 31 with encouragement. V24 “Be of good courage,
and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.”
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