INTRODUCTION: The saints are told three times to “fret not” (verses 1, 7, 8). Fret comes from a root word meaning to eat   or   to devour . It is a gnawing away through constant thoughts of discontent. It does not bring immediate destruction, but slowly and gradually eats away at our peace of mind and heart. It is illustrated by the “fretting leprosy” of the law (Leviticus 13:51-52 [51] And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean. [52] He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.
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1. TRUST (Psalm 37:3Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
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1. Trust in the Lord (Proverbs 3:5-6 [5] Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. [6] In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
   See All...; Isaiah 26:3-4 [3] Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. [4] Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
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2. Trust and Do Good (1 Timothy 4:10For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
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3. Trust to Dwell in the Land (John 15:4-5 [4] Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. [5] I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
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4. Trust for the Needed Provision (Psalm 81:10I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
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2. DELIGHT (Psalm 37:4Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
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1. Our Delights
1. To delight is to take pleasure in
2. We are to delight:
1. In the Lord
2. In His word (Psalm 1:2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
   See All...; Jeremiah 15:16Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
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3. In His will (Psalm 40:8I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
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4. In His children (1 John 5:1Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
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2. Our Desires
1. Formed in us (Philippians 2:13Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
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2. Granted to us (Psalm 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
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3. COMMIT (Psalm 37:5Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
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1. Commit Your Way (Matthew 6:25-34 [25] Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? [26] Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? [27] Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? [28] And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: [29] And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. [30] Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? [31] Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? [32] (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. [33] But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. [34] Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
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2. Increase Your Faith –  “trust also in him” (Romans 1:17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
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3. Be Confident of His Fulfillment – “he shall bring it to pass” (1 Thessalonians 5:24Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
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4. REST (Psalm 37:7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
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1. Rest in the Lord (Hebrews 4:9-10 [9] There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. [10] For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
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2. Wait Patiently For Him (Psalm 27:14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
   See All...; Lamentations 3:26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
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CONCLUSION: Andrew Murray in The Spiritual Life (pages 232-233) tells of the lady who committed most of her jewels to a friend when she travel and took a few with her. When she returned, the jewels that were committed to her friend were safe and returned to her but the jewels she had kept with her had been stolen. So it is so often with Christ. What we commit to Him remains safe. What we keep to ourselves is lost.