Trust In The Lord
Proverbs 3:
5, 6 -- Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
This verse is the best place
to start when we want to study the benefits of trusting in God. We are exhorted
to trust in the Lord with all our heart. We don't reserve a little bit
of it to trusting in something else. We are not to look to our senses or to our
intellect for support, but only to God. If (a condition) we acknowledge
God in everything we do, He will direct our paths.
Psalm 37: 3,
4, 5 -- Trust in the Lord, and do good; so
shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight
thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
When we trust in the
Lord, He not only meets our needs, but also give us the desires of our heart.
The Bible mentions many
benefits of trusting in God. Here are just a few of those benefits:
1. HAPPINESS: Proverbs 16: 20 -- He that handleth a matter wisely shall
find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.
The United States
Declaration of Independence states that all people have the right of "the pursuit
of happiness". If you really wish to acquire happiness, rather than
pursuing it, trust in the Lord.
2. SPIRITUAL 'FATNESS'
OR HEALTH: Proverbs 28: 25 -- He that is of a proud
heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be
made fat [spiritually].
3. SAFETY: Proverbs 29: 25 -- The fear of man bringeth a snare: but
whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.
If you are not trusting
in God, you will have fear which will snare you. Trusting in God ensures
safety.
4. MERCY: Psalm 32: 10 -- Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in
the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.
This verse states that
you will be surrounded by mercy if you trust in the Lord.
5. DELIVERANCE: Psalm 22: 4, 5 -- Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted,
and thou didst deliver them. They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they
trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
The Old Testament
believers, when they trusted in God, were delivered from their enemies. We can
also be delivered and rescued from things that attempt to oppress us today, if
we trust in the Lord.
6. HELP: Psalm 28: 7 -- The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am
helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise
him.
7. REJOICING: Psalm 5: 11 -- But let all those that put their trust in thee
rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them
also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
Trusting in God means
that He will take care of us. We have no reason to worry about anything, and
should have plenty of time to be joyful and rejoice.
8. REFUGE: Psalm 62: 8 -- Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour
out your heart before him: God is a
refuge for us. Selah.
Psalm 91: 2
-- I will say of the Lord, He is my
refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Trusting in God
provides a refuge for us. In times of trouble or sorrow He is there to protect
us.
9. SALVATION: Isaiah 12: 2 -- Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be
afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my
strength and my song; he also is
become my salvation.
10. GUILTLESS: Psalms 34: 22 -- The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants:
and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate [guilty].
11. PEACE AND STRENGTH:
Isaiah 26: 3, 4 -- Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee:
because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the
Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting
strength:
Trusting only in God
brings perfect peace. There is nothing else in the world to trust that can
bring peace.
12. NO FEAR: Psalm 56: 3, 4 -- What time I am afraid, I will trust in
thee. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not
fear what flesh can do unto me.
Psalm 56: 11
-- In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
Psalm 112: 7
-- He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the
Lord.
Have you seen the
decals that some people have on the windows of their trucks? The decals say
"NO FEAR". If you really want NO FEAR, you don't need any decals,
just trust in the Lord. We never need to be afraid of any person, or of evil
news. Our mind is fixed, unmovable, trusting in the Lord. Here's a better
saying that has truth behind it: "Know God = No
Fear".
The Bible also tells us
that we should trust in the Word of God since God is His Word.
Trusting in the power of God's Word is trusting in the Lord.
Psalm 119: 42
-- So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in
thy word.
By trusting in the Word
of God, we have the answer to every turn of events that may happen.
All of the previous
examples were from the Old Testament. There are also records in the Gospels
which concludes/fulfills the Law, and in the New Testament on the benefits we
receive when we trust only in God.
Matthew 6: 31
- 34 -- Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we
drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the
Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these
things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all
these things shall be added unto you.
Jesus was telling the
people to put God first in their lives. That was the only way to insure that
all their needs would be met. Worrying about finances, their job, or whatever,
is unbelief. With unbelief, there is no trust in God.
II
Corinthians 1: 8, 9, 10 -- For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our
trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above
strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: But we had the sentence of
death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which
raiseth the dead: Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in
whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
Paul and some other
believers ran into a lot of trouble in Asia. They couldn't trust in their own
ability to save themselves. If they did, they never would have made it. It was
only by trusting in God, constantly and on a daily basis, that they were delivered.
II
Corinthians 3: 4, 5 -- And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: Not
that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our
sufficiency is of God;
Trusting in ourselves
does not make us sufficient. Trusting in God is the answer.
Why can we trust in
God? Because He is all light.
I John 1: 5
-- This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you,
that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
God cannot do evil. God
is also our Father, and we have His gift of holy spirit within us. Our earthly
fathers are human and can make mistakes. That can never happen with God, so we
can always trust Him completely. So, for now, and in conclusion of this
teaching, we will return to the Old Testament.
The Bible very clearly
shows the contrast between trusting in worldly things versus trusting in the
Lord.
Proverbs 11:
28 -- He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall
flourish as a branch.
We can 'fall', or we
can 'flourish', depending on whether we put our trust in riches or in God.
Proverbs 28:
26 -- He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he
shall be delivered.
Someone who trusts
solely in his own abilities is a fool.
Psalms 146: 3
-- Put not your trust in princes, nor
in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
Jeremiah 17:
5 - 8 -- Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be
the man that [who] trusteth in man, and maketh flesh [the five
senses] his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be
like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall
inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and
whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall
not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful
in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Trusting in man will
leave you parched, high, and dry. Trusting in the Lord means you will have
comfort, no want, and will always bear fruit.
II Samuel 22:
3 -- The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation,
my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
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