September 8

“Most Trustworthy”

Scripture:

Stop putting your trust in mere humans. They are as frail as breath. How can they be of help to anyone? (Isaiah 2:22) NLT

Observation:

Trusting in ourselves or other flawed human beings to do for you what only God can do is not only short-sighted, but foolish as well (Proverbs 28:26). Relying on anyone but the LORD God Himself will always leave you feeling either letdown or unsatisfied at best. Putting your hope in this dying world and those who belong to it will only bring you even more disappointment than you have already experienced from trusting in your own abilities and others to gain whatever it is that you don’t have.

Application:

The sinfulness that human pride brings into this world becomes so misleading that it blinds us from the Truth of who God is, of what God can do, and what God has planned for mankind! It is God’s will that will prevail. He is sovereign over all things. There is nothing bigger, or mightier, or more trusting than our triune God and Creator. God’s truth is absolute. His Word is the final authority. His ways are always best and God can be trusted fully with anything in our lives. No one on this earth will ever love you as completely as God loves you. No one knows you better than the One who formed you in your mother’s womb. There is no one better for you to trust than the King of the Universe—your Advocate—the Perfect Sacrificial Lamb of God who died every sinners death so you would not have to. There is no one more forgiving, more understanding, or more dedicated to your life than the One who gave you this life. The many lies that Satan rules this sin filled world with are hopeless and futile and cannot be trusted for anything good, especially for your ever-living needs. When we go to God first for whatever it is we need, we can trust and rely on Him, because whatever He gives us will not only be sufficient, but will be exactly what is best for us (Micah 7:7-8). God will not withhold from you any good thing when you belong to Him (Psalm 84:11). He is your Father, the One who brought you into this life—the One who gave up the glory of Heaven to live and die in a dark and evil world so that you could live and live forever. Our Mighty God is, was, and always will be—Most Trustworthy.

Prayer:

Thank You, dear Lord, for the Truth we can live by and one that is trustworthy indeed. It is comforting to know that when we lay down to sleep we can sleep in peace! Amen