Have
you noticed how often the Word of God calls us to trust in the Lord, to believe
what He says in Scripture – to have faith in Him and in all that He says? He
knows that trusting in the Lord is the only secure place we have in a world
that lies in the evil one. He knows that if we acknowledge Him in all our ways
and trust Him in all the ups and downs of life, He will direct our goings out
and our comings in and He will govern our lives in a way that is best for us,
and those around us.
We
are to trust Him in the temporal as well as the spiritual, to trust Him for
things of the body as well as the soul; to trust Him in time and into eternity;
to trust Him in all the ages and stages of our lives; to trust Him in the
insignificant menial tasks of the day as well the grander decisions that face
us in life, and to trust Him in every aspect of His great plan of salvation –
for He knows the plans He has for us, but He wants us to trust in Him, to believe
His word, to have faith in Him – even when we don’t understand.
Have
you noticed how often that we are called upon to do good, to love mercy, to
forgive and consider others as better than ourselves – to follow His paths and
listen to His guidance? There is none good, no not one and the only good that
we can perform is when we are in Christ – when we are in union with Christ
through faith in Him and when we live and move and have our being in submission
to the Spirit, and when we are in sweet communion with the Father. All good
flows from the Lord and the only good of which we are capable is that which is
done in His power and strength – and God has prepared all these good works in
advance for us to do – but remember that all that we do should be to His praise
and His glory.
It
is through faith in the Lord and submission to the Spirit that we can feed on
His Word by faith with thanksgiving; be nourished with the gospel of His great
salvation and rest in His love. And we are to do this in the knowledge that He
is with us in the insignificant menial tasks of the day as well as being our
guide in the grander decisions of life that face us. No matter what happens in
life, our times are in His hands and we are called-on to trust all into His
hands – for this is good and honouring to Him. We are to do the good things
that He has prepared for us to do in His strength and power, knowing that He is
a faithful God and His faithfulness is new every morning – and He will feed us
like a shepherd and guide us through all the valleys of life. Great is His
faithfulness.
Stay Blessed
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