Trust & Rest (B)

Read: Isaiah 26: 3-4; Psalms 9: 10; Proverbs 3: 5-6; Psalms 28: 7, 40: 3, 16: 4, 31: 6, 31: 14

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

        I shall use two days to look over principles of 'Trust', and then two days in 'Rest', then I shall give you two example and conclusions.

Trust the Lord as:

(1)  The Rock eternal (security)  (Isaiah 26: 3-4)

       "You will keep in perfect peace (rest) him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust is the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord is Rock eternal."  When we trust in God who is Rock eternal, and He made us security and having perfect peace for confirm his security.

(2)  You seek God (He has never forsaken) (Psalms

        9:10)

       "Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you." God has promised you, He never leave you nor forsake you. (Hebrews 13: 5).  We shall trust His name, because He have never forsaken those who seek you. When we seek Him, and He will keep his promises as He has spoken. Praise the Lord!

(3)  Make your paths straight. (Direct your paths)

        In Provers 3: 5-6 said, "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." God directs our paths, when we trust in Him, not leaning one our own minds and understanding. All our ways, we acknowledge Him, we admits Him to help us, and He will make our paths straight, it means He will direct our paths. We just need to trust Him who does rest of things. Praise the Lord!

(4)  With joy and thankful song.

        In Psalms 28: 7 said, "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song." and 40: 3 said, "He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their Trust in the Lord."

       We count our blessings, we can joy for God who helps us when we trust in Him. Because God has led us to victory, so we thank to him in song, sing a new song, a hymn of praise. Because He has done for us. others will see and fear and put their trust in God too.

(5)  No trust God (follow other gods), increasing

        sorrows.

        In Psalms 16: 4 said, 'The sorrow of those will increase who run after other gods, I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their name on my lips." and 31: 6 said, "I hate those who cling to worthless idols; I trust in the Lord."  The sorrow of those will increase who run after other gods, If we trust God no more or follow worthless idols, we shall increase our sorrow for this world. What is called idols? Anything is taken away God's position or you pursue things or person. We need to be careful, we seek first the Kingdom of God, and his righteous, everything will add to us. (Matthew 6: 33)

(6)  You are my God. (Psalms 31: 14)

        But I trust in you, O Lord; I said, "You are my God." Because Jesus is God, our Lord, so we trust in Him as Lordship. And many people trust God, but it is wrong god or they are wrong gods. Then we need to know who God is and who we are in Jesus Christ. Thank to the Lord, we have known!

Trust God is more security in this world!

Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun