Trust is a powerful factor in relationships. Trust engenders honor. Trust ascribes value. Trust says you are important. Trust says I’ve checked you out and you have character and integrity. Psalm 118:8 (AMPC) says: “It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in man.” This is not saying that we cannot trust people. There are trustworthy people around us. It is saying that we need to primarily trust God and His word. He has to be first. If we trust what people say over what God says, it will lead us astray. When God is the bedrock of our lives, nothing people say or do will lead us astray. Jeremiah 17:5 (AMP) says: “Thus says the Lord, “Cursed is the man who trusts in and relies on mankind, making [weak, faulty human] flesh his strength, and whose mind and heart turn away from the Lord”. Note how the prophet emphasizes that we must stay away from trusting in weak, faulty flesh. We are not to allow “flesh” to turn our hearts away from the Lord. So today, we need to make a personal assessment and see where our trust is. If it is in the wrong place, today is the perfect day to make the needed adjustment. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths”. Proverbs 3:5,6.
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Today as I joined my church family in praising and worshipping the Lord, I was filled with joy and my faith was stirred up. I was reminded as to how He loves us; how He has provided for us salvation, provision, protection, wisdom, strength, uniqueness, strategies, inheritance, and He has made us part of His family. I am grateful for His love and how He made a way for me on the cross. He delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us to His Kingdom. I will give Him thanks and sing praises every day because He is good and He is worthy of all praise. Will you join me today in thanking Him?
Psalm 92:1 “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High”
