Getting To Know God

Susie is one of the most trustworthy people I know; I trust her with my life. Imagine she is in a long line at the bank. The individual behind her is holding $1,000 cash with a completed deposit ticket. This person is obviously anxious and in a hurry, so Susie politely offers to help; “if you are just depositing your money I could take care of it for you.” What do you think the odds are for a complete stranger to hand over $1,000 and then go on with their day without giving a second thought to their money? Yet is Susie any less trustworthy if the individual refuses to give her his/her money to deposit? No, the person just has not learned to trust Susie. (You say, “What are the odds of something like that happening?” I handed my deposit to a woman at the bank while I was waiting in line on Friday for her to take care of for me.)

Trust doesn’t come naturally to any of us; trust has to be learned. In the same way we learn to trust our parents or other people in our lives we must also learn to trust God.

How can I trust someone I cannot see? A very common used question when it comes between people and God? People all over the world ask the same question when they are told of the love and grace of God, the salvation that he offers in Jesus Christ. Most of the the time when I am confronted with this common question depending on the situation and the person I am speaking with I ask a couple of questions to help validate to them the reality and truth of the Bible. 1st I usually grab my keys throw them in the air and ask them what made the keys drop and they will say gravity and then I proceed to ask them, “do you see gravity, no but you do see the affects of it, correct?” Or look at that tree, what is making the leaves move? They say the wind, I proceed to ask them have you ever seen wind? No, they just see the affects of wind. How about those that work, you trust that your boss is going to pay you for the 40 hours you put in prior to you seeing it but somehow you trust him more than you trust God? Most of the time they are faced with the reality that they have their trust in the wrong places.

Beloved because we have been disappointed from those whom we thought we can trust we have a hard time trusting anyone in our day, especially someone we cannot see, right? Well at least for some, I pray that this morning I can help you understand the importance of trusting the only one who will never let you down, the only one who will never leave you or forsake you the only one who has a perfect promise keeping record, God through Jesus Christ.

Psalms? ?37:3-5? ?NKJV????

“Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.”

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The life of a Christian lies much in a believing reliance on God, his favor in our lives and with those around and about us, his providence, his promises of help in times of trouble, his grace to help us when we want to quit, and a diligent care to serve him with all our hearts and our generation even when we don’t want to, according to his will. We must not think to trust in God and then live as we desire if not in a rightful manner. No; it is not trusting God, but tempting him, if we do not make conscience of our duty to him. Nor should we fool ourselves and think to do good, and then trust ourselves other than God and say we do when we really don’t, and rely on our own righteousness and strength and snare at God. No; we must both trust in the Lord and do good.

1st Point “God has so many blessings for you”

In our text there are so many wonderful truths and blessings that God wants to give you, so many promises are at the very cliff of Gods mountain of blessings yet are missed because of our lack of trust in Him. To trust in the Lord is to have total reliance in Him for the things you do not see and yet the things you know He will provide you with, whether it be healing from sickness and regaining good health, repairing a broken relationship, finances whatever it may be, trusting God for something you know you can’t do is critical and much needed but can be difficult.