LOOK TO THE LORD!

 Psalm 121

¹ I lift up my eyes to the mountains where does my help come from?
² My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

³ He will not let your foot slip, he who watches over you will not slumber;
⁴ indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵ The LORD watches over you— the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
⁶ the sun will not harm you by day,  nor the moon by night.

⁷ The LORD will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life;
⁸ the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. 

When we were ushered into this world, in many ideal situations there was someone eagerly awaiting us - a midwife, doctor, nurse, parent, grandparent , etc.  What awaits us in this life? How can we confidently go through this world? Are we to totally trust and depend on the people around us? Should we put our trust in the economy or social system that we live in?

Jeremiah 17:5 (NIV)  reads :  This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the 

one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose

 heart turns away from the LORD. 

The Lord warns us with the above scripture not to trust in mere man.

Man withers like grass. Today he lives, and tomorrow he may die. 

A man is conditional, but God is unconditional.

I remember a time in the recent past when my husband was embarking 

on a project, and needed some sort of help. As a man, he discussed this 

with a friend who suggested someone they both knew to render that sort 

of help. This suggestion threw some light on the situation, and my husband

was already excited that he was going to make headway at last.

Not long after this, my husband's hope died suddenly. It was such a shock.

A great bubble was burst! My husband's hope was deferred!

But thanks to God that his entire hope was not in a man, he was still trusting in God

and looked up to Him to bring the ultimate help. 

Psalm 118:8 warns us that It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in man.

Micah 7:5 reiterates this - "Do not trust in a friend; do not put your confidence in a companion;" 

The above scriptures are not there to cause us to be filled with so much suspicion, distrust and paranoia. They are there to remind us that man is mortal, but God immortal. That man can change but God is unchanging. That man fails, but God never fails. That man knows in part, but God is omniscient. Man has Limited resources but God has infinite resources. Man in no way can compare to God. Man was created in the image of God  and endowed with God-like qualities, however short of the definite fullness of God, as being omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent. Man must depend on God!!!

In Christ Jesus, we are given the power as men to become children of God. God expects us to trust in Him with all our heart, and not to lean on our own understanding. If in all our ways we acknowledge Him, He shall direct our paths. And when we seek first the Kingdom of God, He shall add all other things. God in Heaven, knows what you need, and even before you ask Him, He hears and answers.

When we tend to trust in God, we shall soar in confidence, for all but God is sinking sand. The economy can face a credit crunch, the plane we rely on to move us from one point to another can crash, those we are dependent on may die, everything is sinking sand......

Man may deliberately or indeliberately fail you. But if we grasp the concept of God's unfailing love, and understand that we may not always understand the ways of God but ought to trust in Him, we shall have peace, and shall forever be blessed as the following scriptures echo : 

Trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) in the Lord and do good; so shall you dwell in the land and feed surely on His faithfulness, and truly you shall be fed. Psalm 37: 3

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose hope is the LORD." Jeremiah 17:7 

"Blessed is that man who makes the LORD his trust..." Psalm 40:4

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever...." Isaiah 26:3

 THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO PUT IT - LOOK TO THE LORD AND TRUST IN HIM!

 
 

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