Trust in the Lord

 Happy Sunday!

"This is what the Lord says: “Bad things will happen to those who put their trust in people. Bad things will happen to those who depend on human strength. That is because they have stopped trusting the Lord."(Jeremiah 17:5 Easy-to-Read Version).

We grew up singing, "I will trust in the Lord. I will trust in the Lord.  I will trust in the Lord, until I die."  But singing about trusting God and really trusting God are very different actions.  When we sincerely trust God, we will trust His Word.  The Word of God is the will of God.  The Holy Bible is the most read and highest selling book in the world.  This is not a coincidence.  Jesus said, "The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."(John 6:63 KJV).  Many people were offended at the words Jesus spoke, and some stopped following Him.  He asked the twelve Disciples if they were planning to leave as well.  "Simon Peter answered, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words (the message) of eternal life.
And we have learned to believe and TRUST, and [more] we have come to know [surely] that You are the Holy One of God, the Christ (the Anointed One), the Son of the living God."(John 6:68-69 Amplified).

When we trust God we are eligible for amazing benefits...

"Many pains will come to the wicked, but the Lord’s faithful love will surround those who trust in him."(Psalm 32:10 Easy-to-Read Version)

"God blesses those who obey him; happy the man who puts his trust in the Lord."(Proverbs 16:20 Living Bible)

"He will keep in perfect peace all those who trust in him, whose thoughts turn often to the Lord!"(Isaiah 26:3 Living Bible)

"Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths."(Proverbs 3:5-6 Amplified)

Love and prayers, Cynthia