My dad was such an inspiration to me in my life. He trusted in God when he was on the mountain top and he trusted in God when he was in the lowest valley. Dad had a bad seizure condition that would cause him to have grand mal seizures. He would be unable to communicate and he would lose control of his body, it was a scary thing to witness (I’m sure even scarier to experience). You could always tell when dad was coming out of the seizure; he would lift his hand to the sky and mumble and slur “Thank You Jesus!”. Dad’s trust was in the Lord.
People will have faith in something, it is inevitable. We are designed to worship and trust in God. However, God has given us the free will to worship and trust in whom or what we will. The only way that we can experience and express true love is by having a choice whether to embrace or deny it; therefore God has not made us robots. We must choose this day whom or what we will put our trust in and serve (Joshua 24:15).
We have discussed in the previous devotionals why we should not put our trust in the devises of man, or any created being. Instead we can place our trust in God; no one was before Him, no one will be after Him, and no one will ever rise above Him. (Rev. 22:13). God is omnipotent (all powerful), omnipresent (everywhere), and omniscient (all knowing). We can trust that He will not be overthrown, outdone or outsmarted (although many have tried). His words will never pass away (Mark 13:31 ) for He is the great “I AM” (Exodus 3:14 ).
So we know that He is all of these things, that He is supreme, but how do we know that we can trust Him? We know we can trust Him because He loves us, and furthermore He proved His love for us by dieing for us on the Cross (Romans 5:8, John 3:16 , John 15:13 ). God’s love is true love, it is unconditional love; it never fails (1Cor 13:8).
Though chariots and horses will fall short and let us down; God never will. He never changes (Heb. 13:8), and He always keeps His promises (2Peter 3:9). He is the good Shepard, will you trust Him today (John 10:11 )?
Do you trust in chariots or horses? Or is your trust in the Lord? You choose!
Pray
Great I AM, Your glory and power is forever. You do not sleep nor slumber but You are always mindful of me. I thank You that You loved me enough to give me a choice and to offer me redemption through Christ, when I made the wrong one. I praise You that my trust in You will never be put to shame and You will never let me down. You are good and You want good things for me and for all. Thank You for Heaven and eternal life. My trust is in You Lord, and I love You in return! In Jesus name, Amen.
