Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.—1 Peter 4:19
I was blessed yesterday and my heart was encouraged by someone telling me in the course of a conversation (and really meaning it) that they were going to trust God with a concern. “I am going to give that situation to God and trust Him to work it out.” “It is too big for me.” Now, of course, as believers we all need to trust God with people and circumstances. But do we? Do we say it aloud? Do we pray through it and consciously leave it with Him? Those words said aloud by another believer to me yesterday really impacted my heart. If they can trust God with their situation, I can certainly trust God with my own. Beloved, you never know how the words that you say will work in another’s heart or how your godly example will affect them.
The BLB says this about the phrase “Commit their souls to Him”:
The ancient Greek word translated “commit” is a technical one, used for leaving money on deposit with a trusted friend. Such a trust was regarded as one of the most sacred things in life, and the friend was bound by honor to return the money intact. It is the very word Jesus used when He said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit” (Luke 23:46).
When Christians “commit” their souls to Him, they leave their souls (and their circumstances) in a safe place. God is a faithful Creator, and we can trust Him. He is the Potter and we are the clay in His hands. He is my Creator and has the right to do with me as He pleases. His will for me comes from His heart of love...my faithful Creator will do what is best for me. Faith is a choice and our faith pleases God.
Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel* and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own.—Daniel 3:28
