Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they? Matthew 6:26 (KJV)
Lord, I trust you. Do you trust the Lord? When we sing songs of worship, “giving Him our all” do we really mean it?
It is easy to sing songs and be in the moment-but far from the songs and your congregation…do we continue in the same mind set? Are we walking in trust of our God?
The bible is filled with God’s promises and truths, many of them, filled with love.
The Number of promises in the Bible: 1,260. God wants us to remind Him of His promises to us. He wants to know we are aware of His word, and we are studying His word-so in essence when you remind Him, we are being obedient to Him.
I love all of the books in the Bible – all 66 of them. Each one has a significant reason for being recorded. The Lord wants to educate and protect His beloved children. From the shortest book in the Bible, 2 John, to the longest book in the Bible Psalms. The shortest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 117: (KJV)
“O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.”
I love – all the Verses in the Bible: all 31,173 of them. And, I love the Lord. We need to understand truth, and trust and promises are all vital components of who our almighty God is. And, of course so many other aspects including but not limited to L -O -V- E!
When Abraham took his only son to be sacrificed, he had to have a lot of trust in God! Talk about pure trust! He brought his son up to the mountain of Moriah.
Genesis 22:2 -5 (NKJV) “Then He said, “Take now your son, your only sonIsaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”
So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the lad[a] and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.”
Notice the complete faith and utter trust in the last sentence above. “Stay here with the donkey, the lad and I will go yonder and worhsip, and we WILL COME BACK TO YOU.” There was NEVER one iota of doubt in Abraham’s trust and belief that the Lord, our God wouldn’t come through with His promise to Him.
Of course we all know this was a foreshadowing of Christ to come – when God sacrifices His only begotten son for mankind-for us, sinners. But, Abraham didn’t struggle or stop, or waffle in his feelings or belief in God. That was pure and complete trust without thought to the outcome. He just knew! For the Lord promised him that he would be the father of many nations and that kings would come descend from him. God promised Abraham that in his seed all the nations of the earth would be blessed. This promise encompasses the life and work of Abraham’s best known and most revered descendent, Jesus Chrit. So Abraham knew and believed God’s promises to him…so he knew that he would return from the mountain of Moriah with Isaac -so as to fulfill the pro0mmises of God our Almighty Father. Trust. There is the word and the reason for my post – God gave me this word today – TRUST.
God’s promise to Abraham was later extended to include the inhertiance of the whole world (Romans 4:13). Abraham’s physical descendants, the nation of Israel, inherited the land of Canaan. The was a type of Abraham’s spiritual descendants inheriting the earth. Promises. Trust and Promises.
So in our walk with God-have we the determination of Abraham our father? To trust fully and completely in God? No matter how bleak the situation may appear? No matter how trying the circumstances are before us…No matter how daunting the issues are? Do WE TRUST HIM? Are we aware of His promises to us– His children?
When Abraham heard the Lord’s promise: “Sarah your wife shall have a son…”He believed in His promise and therefore trusted God. We need to hear God’s promises over and over again. It is a way God uses to encourage and develop our faith: So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17).
Do not concern ourselves with what clothes we wear, what we eat – for the Father provides for His children. He takes care and provides for “the fowl of the air…” so how much more worthy are we? Trust in His promises, trust in His love. Trust in His ways, trust in His choices for us. Trust in His infinite wisdom, His higher understanding of all things – and His Sovereign Power.
Remind Him daily of His promises – and most important – tell Him daily- several times throughout your day – How much you love Him. Praise Him, exalt His name. Thank Him for good times…and thank Him for trials and tribulations. You will make His day – and He will smile and bless you with His unending love. His arms are always open…are you ready to run into them?
“Your words were found, and I did eat them; and your word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by your name, O LORD God of hosts.” Jeremiah 15:15 (KJV)
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also you are called in one body; and be you thankful. Colossians 3:15 (KJV)
And they that know your name will put their trust in you: for you, LORD, have not forsaken them that seek you. Psalm 9:10 (KJV)
Note: “Special Thanks to Scott Birge for the beautiful picture of Geese taken Upstate New York.”