DAY SEVEN
February
28, 2017
Can You Trust God?
Trust in the Lord with all
your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs
3:5-6
There are two ways people live their lives as they
pass through this world – either remembering God or forgetting Him. They either acknowledge His presence and live
their lives in dependence on Him, or they pay no attention to His claims on
them and live a life on the basis of their own understanding and
abilities. The worst tragedy and
cruelest deception is the man who says feebly with his lips, “I trust God,” but
an examination of his calendar and checkbook shows no difference between him
and the man who does not even make that claim.
The question we must ask ourselves today is, “Do we trust God?”
The very nature of this question produces two possible
meanings: First – “Can you ‘trust’
God?” That is, is He trustworthy? Can He handle the decisions and the problems
in your life? Secondly – “Can ‘you’
trust God?” That is, do you have the
ability to trust Him?
These verses reveal some
important things about trusting God:
The matter of trust is an all or nothing thing. Notice how many times the word “all” is used.
The command to trust precedes the promise. Blessing comes after trust is expressed.
The promise is
conditional. Unlike many of the
unconditional promises in the Bible, this promise of direction is given only to
those who exercise trust in God.
Prayer Focus: Pray that our
congregation’s faith and trust in God will grow. Pray that we will allow God to be in control
and that we will utterly depend on Him and desire that His will be done. Pray that the fruits of our deepened trust in
Him will result in guidance from Him.
Ask God to identify an area of your life where you need to yield to
Him. Give it to Him and then look for
His direction.