It Is Better To Trust In The Lord Than To Put Confidence In Man

Philippians 4:6-7

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

7.PROMOTION

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man because God brings promotion in our lives. God lifts us when we humble ourselves before Him. We must be submitted under His mighty Hand until He lifts us in due time. We must look to God to promote us.

Man may fail to lift us up. The hand of man may lift us up in sympathy when we are in a pathetic state . But the same hand may pull us down in jealousy when we are in a prosperous state. Man may not want us to rise higher than him.

But the Lord desires to lift us up and make us to be seated in heavenly places with Christ Jesus. Jesus promised that those who believe in Him shall do even greater works than Him. The Lord is the one who brings promotion in our lives. Therefore we must put our trust in God.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES

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Psalm 75:6-7

No one from the east or the west or from the desert can exalt a man.

But it is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another.

James 4:10

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

I Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God�s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.

Ephesians 2:6

And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

John 14:12

I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

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