Sunday Psalm Whom Do You Trust?
Sunday June 11, 2017
When we turn our will and our life over to the care of God, one question to ask ourselves is, “Do we really trust in God to do everything He says He will do”? In the past, many people have let us down by making promises and then not fulfilling them. After repeatedly feeling hurt and insignificant, we decided to rely only on ourselves to get through life. Perhaps at that point in our lives we never knew that there was a God to whom we really mattered and to whom we could confidently turn to for comfort.
Praise the Lord! Let all that I am praise the Lord. I will praise the Lord as long as I live. I will sing praises to my God with my dying breath. Don’t put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there. When they breathe their last, they return to the earth, and all their plans die with them. But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God. He made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He keeps every promise forever. (Psalm 146:1-6 NLT) We build trust in a person by observing that their actions are consistent with their words. We intentionally watch and listen to how they interact with others and as we see respect and reliability we begin to trust. However, even people seeking to live trustworthy lives can sometimes let us down and our trust in people is at best, fragile.
Learning to trust God is like learning to trust people with one huge difference: God is never going to let us down. We need to know God’s word so that we can observe how He is consistent in all that He says. We need to listen attentively to others who have walked with God and confirm His helpfulness, His character, and His faithfulness. Over time we will come to know that God is a trustworthy friend who is constantly there for us, and will never let us down.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Please help me to praise and confidently trust You, for You are perfect in all of Your ways. AMEN
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