June 6 – Trust and Rely on the Lord

Who is among you that fears the LORD, that obeys the voice of His servant, that walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God. Isaiah 50:10 

God is reliable. He is always there…He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. He doesn’t change. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8. That is comforting. We can rely on Jesus…on God to be there for us 24-7 and to always hear our prayers…and praises. You can trust Him with your deepest fears…but you don’t have to fear Him. Respect God—that is what that words “fear the Lord” means here. Obey His voice, His words. How do you know His words? Read your Bible. If you don’t have a copy of the Bible, you can easily access it on-line. A couple of my favorite Bible web sites are the Blue Letter Bible at www.blueletterbible.org and the Bible Gateway at www.biblegateway.com. Both are searchable sites and you can rely on them to give you God’s word in the translation you like to read best.  

Training Tip – Kids love darkness, adventure and flashlights. Take them for a walk in the dark. I know…it is way after their bedtime before it gets dark now. So you may want to save this adventure for wintertime or maybe you can find a really dark place to go for a walk together. You could just blindfold them and then step away from them, reassuring them that you will be nearby. Step away from them and call them to come to you one step at a time, listening to your voice and following it. If they bump into each other or something keep calling them to obey your voice and come to you. When they get to you talk about how they obeyed your voice…your directions. Explain that they trusted you…and that is what we have to do with God. Trust Him. So then tell them that Jesus lights the way for us to find God the Father…and then give them a flashlight and let them shine the way home. 

Lord – Just like it says in Psalms 40:3…You put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; I hope that many will see it, fear (respect God) and will trust in You as their LORD. Thank you for never changing and that we can rely on You to always be the same.

All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.

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