Prayer
– Lord, I trust You with all of my heart, mind, soul and strength. You are the
light of my life…shine through me. Help me to trust others and share Your love
and good news with them.
Let
us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be
trusted to keep His promise. Let us think of ways to motivate one another
to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as
some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of His
return is drawing near. Hebrews
10:23-25 (Underlined for emphasis.)
Meditate. Consider what it means to trust.
You can trust this bridge.
You won't fall in the water.
You can trust God...Cross His bridge to eternal life.
Bridge at Japanese Garden - Spokane.
Who do you trust…really trust with your hopes, dreams, secrets, joys and sorrows? God can be trusted.
There
were many times that the Israelites throughout history didn’t put their trust
or their hope in God…and we still see that today in them and in us. But we can
trust God…He wants us to trust Him. David wrote about trusting in God.
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
I
recently read the book of Ecclesiastes written by Solomon, who even with all
his wisdom and riches, was so mournfully, depressingly hopeless about life.
Isaiah repeats that when he writes about having no purpose…but Isaiah still has
hope and trust in God. He is looking for a reward.
Listen to me, all you in distant
lands! Pay attention, you who are far away! The LORD called me before my birth;
from within the womb he called me by name. He made my words of judgment as
sharp as a sword. He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand. I am like a sharp
arrow in his quiver. He said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, and you
will bring me glory." I replied, "But my work seems so useless! I
have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose. Yet I leave it all in the
LORD's hand; I will trust God for my reward." Isaiah 49:1-4
For the
nation of Israel to be delivered from bondage may have been the reward. For
everyone called by God, it is His salvation that is our reward. The Lord speaks
to Israel through His prophet Isaiah about the Messiah—Jesus. The Messiah is
God’s promise.
He says, "You will do more
than restore the people of Israel to me. I will make you a
light to the Gentiles, and you will bring my salvation to the
ends of the earth." Isaiah
49:6 (Underlined for emphasis.)
Promises.
God says, “I will.” God certainly has provided us with hope—hope
for today and hope for our future with Him. We can trust Him to keep His
promises. Encourage others with that Good News. You’ve made the choice to have
Jesus as your Savior—can you inspire others to do the same?
Verse
of Salvation ~ Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about
the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something
else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time
to his holy people. Jude
1:3
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Refreshed and reused from June 25, 2017, Banquet With The
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