Beware
of your neighbor! Don't even trust your brother! For brother takes advantage of
brother, and friend slanders friend. Jeremiah 9:4
Don't
trust anyone—not your best friend or even your wife! Micah 7:5
Look at the
scripture in context. In both passages God is grieving, through His prophets, over
the sin of the people of Israel.
Trust. Don’t
trust anyone? That is hard to do without being paranoid…shifty eyed…and living in
fear. The best place to put our trust is in the Lord. Even friends may fail us—turning
their backs on us…rejecting or abandoning us—but the Lord has promised to never
leave us or forsake us. Trust Him. There may be times when we might feel
abandoned or rejected by the Lord…with unanswered prayers, but still we need to
trust Him. There are lots of people who say they don’t believe in God because
their prayers go unanswered. Why is that? The power of prayer is a mystery.
Keep praying and trusting.
The LORD is my strength and shield. I trust him with
all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs
of thanksgiving. Psalm 28:7
Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and
he will help you. Psalm 37:5
But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to
trust in people. Psalm 118:8
Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend
on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you
which path to take. Proverbs
3:5-6
Maybe you
even feel that God is punishing you for some action or sin that you know you
committed of which God doesn’t approve.
My child, don't reject the LORD's discipline, and
don't be upset when he corrects you. For the LORD corrects those he loves, just
as a father corrects a child in whom he delights. Proverbs 3:11-12
Feel loved…not
rejected? That takes an act of faith…and trust.
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Words of
encouragement follow the passage from Micah above.
As for me, I look to the LORD for help. I wait
confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me. Do not gloat
over me, my enemies! For though I fall, I will rise again. Though I sit in
darkness, the LORD will be my light. I will be patient as the LORD punishes me,
for I have sinned against him. But after that, he will take up my case and give
me justice for all I have suffered from my enemies. The LORD will bring me into
the light, and I will see his righteousness. Micah 7:7-9
The Lord gives
us light. Jesus IS the light.
Jesus spoke to the people once more and said,
"I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't have to walk in
darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life." John 8:12
Trust Him—to lead
you down the right path—to show you the way.
Prayer
~ Lord Jesus—Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, do not
abandon those who search for you. Psalm 9:10
Daily
Bible Reading: Matthew 23; Luke 20-21
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text by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT) unless otherwise noted.
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