The Meaning of Trust

Trust means to put one's confidence in or faith. We live in a world where the trust of many are shaken or nonexistent and that is understandable. Everytime you turn on the news, there are reports of acts of terrorims, homicide, and rape. When you watch a talk show the topic is often about people who are betraying one's spouse or having doubts about being a baby's father. There is a lot of betrayal, hatred, and disrespect out there. Matthew 24 writes of the times of the end in which there will be betrayals, offences, and the like. The "love of many shall grow cold."--Matthew 24:12

It doesn't have to be people being offended or betrayed in order to ruin one's faith in humanity. You can also witness the suffering of humanity all around. There are people who will not make it to tomorrow because of starvation and disease. Others will be the victims of war crimes around the globe. Yet some will be worried about their house foreclosing because they were laid off. There is much in the world to be concerned about. There is not one person in the world who will be problem-free. But regardless of the problems you are having, there is Someone in which you can trust in.

Are you suffering from debt? Trust in Him. Have you had a bad report from the doctor? Trust in Him.Bullied at school? Trust in Him. Troubles at work? Trust in Him. Don't know how to cope? Trust in Him. Marriage in trouble? Trust in Him. In need of direction? Trust in Him. It may seem silly, even ridiculous. But my point is, whatever the situtation, put your confidence in Him. Who's Him, you may ask? Him is God the Lord. In the Book of Job, Job himself lost his children, his health, and his well-being. His wife wanted him to curse the Lord and die. His friends thought that he committed a sin for all of this to happen. Even through all of that Job never cursed God; he trusted in Him. Did he have questions? Who could blame him? Of course he did, but my point is, he never turned his back on the Lord. In the end, the Lord blessed him with twice as much of what he originally had and lost. Job was a righteous man who was afflicted with much, but was restored twofold because he trusted in God and walked righteously.

King David also walked righteously except for the time when he had an affair with Bathsheba and got her husband Uriah the Hittite killed. Even after he repented of his sins, he continued to trust in the Lord. He in fact wrote most of the Psalms in the Bible. The Psalms are prayers for those in travail and those in praise. Psalm 37:3 tells us to "Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture." Notice it says 'and'. You have to walk righteously, obey God, and do good and trust in Him. It means that you have to have confidence in God without doubting. James writes that those who doubts should not expect to receive anything from God for he is double-minded and unstable in all his ways.--James 1:7-8 Overcome whatever fear you may have, for we are to trust in God, to be confident, to "believe that He is" (Hebrews 11:6). Trust and faith are interlinked; you cannot have one without the other for "without faith it is impossible to please God". In short, in order to have faith in God, you must learn to trust God.

Will you trust God today, whether it's for salvation, for forgiveness of sins, or for wisdom? If you have never trusted God and you have been convicted of your sins by the Holy Spirit, "If you confess the Lord Jesus with your lips and believe that God rose Him from the dead, you will be saved."--Romans 10:9-10 If you have been convicted by the Holy Spirit for salvation, I ask that you would pray this prayer, "Heavenly Father, I believe that you rose your Son from the dead. Lord Jesus, I believe that you are the Son of God. I have been convicted of my sins and I put my trust in you. I ask that you will forgive me of my sins. Write my name in the Lamb's Book of Life. Fill me with the Holy Spirit. I thank you for saving me. In your name, Jesus, Amen." gngerald@yahoo.com