Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones. - Proverbs 3:5-8
That is the message of the Gospel - turn you heart to the Lord. But trusting God is not a "one and done" thing. Even a cursory reading of the Old Testament you can see even the greatest fell away - trusting in things other than God - influenced by relationships with people and the culture they were immersed in. It is so easy to shift your eyes toward something else. "In all your ways" does not give us any wiggle room. We may think that ALL does not really mean ALL. Surely there are some things that are not under God's dominion. Just think about that for a moment. Times up. There is nothing in the universe that is not under God's dominion - the Creator of the universe.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. - John 1:1-5
What we are talking about is a spiritual truth not a carnal one which can change with the popular opinion of man. It is not the confidence that someone might have in their experience and thinking in some-one or some-thing. It is entrusting our body, soul and spirit to God. Returning to Him that which was stolen by sin. That kind of trust is tied to and dependent upon faith in God the Father.
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. - Hebrews 11:1-2
Our challenge is not trusting solely on the day of our salvation - if that were not significant enough - but to continue to trust God - Jehovah Jireh (the God who provides) every day in everything thereafter. And as you know it is too easy to not do that!
As an inheritance - my mom entrusted some poems she had written to me two years before she passed. Over the years, I have written some poems as well - some about faith and some about my love for my wife. I have converted some of hers and mine to songs. Like the song I shared with you the other day that I wrote using AI to create the music and voices to go along with the words. Mom passed in 2010 long before people were putting the letters A + I together. She would be amazed to hear her words set to music. This is one of her poems put to music about Trusting God.
Who do you know that needs to trust Him?
Think about it – Pray about it – Believe it – Walk in it. Let your light shine and give God the glory.
By Faith Alone By His Grace Alone And For His Glory Alone
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