TRUST

Let me say at the very beginning, I'm not real sure where I am going with this subject!!  Last Sunday the pastor preached on Trust.  All week my devotions and my daily bible readings have touched on this same subject.  It took a few days for the Lord to break through the brick wall wrapped around my brain, but I finally said, "You're trying to tell me something, aren't you Lord!!"  Do ya think?!?!?  (Maybe that is not exactly what He said, but you get the message.)

Anyway, let's understand trust and faith are interchangeable.  If you look at Genesis 22, you will see where God told Abraham to take Isaac, his only son whom he loved, and offer him as a burnt offering.  The next morning Abraham & Isaac with two other young men gathered together what would be needed for the offering and went to the mountain God had specified.  As they were walking up the mountain, Isaac mentioned to his father that they did not have a lamb for the burnt offering.  Abraham said that God would provide the lamb.  He had complete faith and trust in God.  If he had to sacrifice Isaac, he knew God would still provide the seed he promised Abraham to make him the father of many nations.  But as Abraham took to knife to slay Isaac, the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me."  Then Abraham lifted his eyes, and behold a ram was caught in a thicket.  God did provide - and still provides, if we trust and have faith!!

How about Peter in Matthew 14 - Jesus was walking on the sea and Peter says, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water."  He did and Peter did - as long as he kept his eyes on Jesus!!  But, when he took his eyes off Jesus and looked at what was happening around him, he was afraid and began to sink!!  How often do we do that!!?? 

Bottom line - let's learn to trust and have faith in God in ALL things.  Granted that may sound easier than it is, but I plan to take things one day at the time.  With God's help, I want to trust Him with today, yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not here yet.  This could possibly be the only day I have, so I pray that whatever I do today will be pleasing to Him.  Trust & Obey

Take care dear friends.  See you at the House!!