Trust God

“Trust God”

By

Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr.

OPENING: - Today I want to deal with a simple topic but in its simplicity is truly complex. That is simply Trust God. So often people will try to encourage you when you are dealing with something by saying just Trust God. Although trusting God is essential of saving faith and even though we trust God for peace, strength, contentment, guidance and so much more there are times in this life that we must ask ourselves how do I Trust God when I am dealing with this that I am dealing with.

Trusting God is one of those essential truths we think we really understand until we are called upon to do it and then we realize there is more to trusting God than just saying Trust God.

Trusting God is vital to our Christian walk, yet it is not always easy to trust God when we live in a world that questions and denies Him at every turn. However, we must trust God knowing that He will do exceeding abundantly above all that we may ask or think.

It is my desire today to encourage you and open up your understanding to what it means to Trust God.

DEFINITION: - Trust – the word translated trust means “a bold, confident, sure security or action based on that security”. Trust is not the same as faith, which is a gift of God Ephesians 2:8 says, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God”. The definition of faith is Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”. Romans 12:3 says, “For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith”. A measure of faith is a specific quantity of faith that God gives to each believer according to His will and purpose, the measure of faith enables us the believer to understand the greatness and love of God.

Trust is what we do because of the faith we have been given. Trust is believing in the promises of God during circumstances in life even when the evidence is not there. Trust in God is more than a concept, it’s an action and a faith-filled journey that brings us closer to God. It is a deep-seated belief in His omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, and love, understanding that His plans for us surpass our very comprehension. Trust is not passive but involves actively seeking His will, obeying His commands, and surrendering our control to Him.

Trust is characterized by obedience, surrender, and a sense of peace derived from knowing that God is in control.

PRAYER: -

SCRIPTURE: - Job 13:15 “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him…”

That scripture of faith has challenged people down through the centuries, it has been told to people when they are facing trials and tribulations in their life and has become the standard of measuring a person’s faithful commitment to God. So often people are told to have the faith of Job or Job it out when facing issues in their lives. The name it claim it Word of Faith healers will often say if someone isn’t healed is because they didn’t have enough faith which is not even Biblical.

Back to Job, let me say I do not believe that Job just all of the sudden woke up one day and had great unwavering faith, but his trust in God was a process that grew until it reached the point where he was able to say, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust him”.

There is a saying that goes “By the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, we are led from strength to strength, from faith to faith, and from glory to glory”. Our trust in God grows from one level to the next as we experience the awesomeness of God at different points in our lives. Romans 1:17 says, “For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith:…” So our trust grows as we grow in our faith and relationship with God.

We are not privy to the life of Job before we read about his story when Satan said in Job 1:9-11 “Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face”, but I would venture to say that Job grew in trusting God until he got to the point in his trust in God that even Satan noticed. In Acts 19:14-15 we find “And there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priest, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know and Paul I know; but who are ye”? I believe because of the character and faith of Jesus and Paul that the evil spirit knew them and because Job’s faith was so strong now Satan noticed Job. There were other people around that he could have tempted like Job’s 3 friends, but Job got his attention and I believe because his faith had grown that Satan noticed him.