“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” (John 14:1 KJV)
God asks the question: Do you trust me?
We have trusted many people and many things.
It is the way we are as humans. We often trust our families, we trust our friends.
It is our earthly habit. We trust cars, trains, planes, and other drivers. We trust politicians with our security and banks with our money.
What do all of these things have in common? Sometimes they fail our trust.
God asks the question: Do you trust me?
God wants us to trust only Him.
Moses trusted God to deliver the Israelites at the Red Sea.
Joseph trusted God while he suffered in the Pharaoh’s prison.
David trusted God for a victory when he was facing down Goliath.
Jonah trusted God to answer his prayer in the belly of the whale.
Peter and John trusted God as they stood before the Sanhedrin and gave their defense of the Christian faith.
What does it mean to trust?
Trust is to depend on someone or something. It is the belief that something will happen or someone will act a certain way.
Trust is found in our solid belief that the God of Heaven will indeed work for us and show us His perfect will for our lives.
Far too often in life we become completely focused on the times of trouble we have and we lose our focus on Christ. When Peter walked on the water with Jesus he was doing well until he took his eyes off of Jesus and looked at the waves. The same is true of us today. God can get us through any impossible situation but we must keep our focus and trust on Him. How can we ever expect to find help and healing when we are still focused on our difficulties and not our deliverance?
God asks the question: Do you trust me?
Jesus was calling the disciples to trust God through any and every circumstance of life. He was about to be crucified and they would be scattered. Jesus was telling them to trust even when they did not understand because God was still at work
Trusting God means we believe can and will do something when we cannot see Him working and sometimes we may not understand.
Trusting God means that we have to admit that we are not in control of our lives.
We need to place our trust in something or someone and we do it every day. We trust our cars to get us to where we are going. We trust our doctors to heal our medical problems. How much more should we trust God?
God asks the question: Do you trust me?
Trouble will happen in our lives. Life can indeed be hard. Life is beyond our control. In times like this, life is beyond our understanding. We are left with no answers to hard questions. Answers are beyond us as we struggle with the question of why.
God asks the question: Do you trust me?
There is nothing and I mean nothing that we go through in life that is a surprise to God. The truth is that we can and must rely on God in every situation in life. The more that life does not make sense, the greater our need to trust in God.
God asks the question: Do you trust me?
God wants us to trust even when we don’t understand. It is only when we completely trust God that He gives us the power of His direction and the power of His presence.
When we feel weak, God is our strength.
When we are pressured by life, God is our relief.
When we need security, God is our shelter.
All of God’s power, presence, wisdom, grace, and love are there for us when we place our trust in Him.
God asks the question: Do you trust me?
God has made a promise that He will never forsake those who seek Him. The promise that God made so long ago is still valid today because God has never broken a promise yet. He is true and faithful to His people.
Our treasure is love from the God who created love.
Our treasure is grace and peace from the God of all comfort.
Our treasure is security from the God who never changes.
Our treasure is protection and provision from the God who is all powerful.
Our treasure is acceptance from the God who knows everything.
Our treasure is eternal life from the God who sacrificed His own Son that we could gain it.
Today, God is asking only one question.
God asks the question: Do you trust me?
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