September 29

                           One to Trust

Mark 9:24

“I do believe, but help me not to doubt!”  (NLT)

     Although believing that God is real and alive is an important first step, there is so much more that we must know, understand, and accept in order to have a lasting relationship with our Lord God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Because we live in a world cursed by sin and death, most of us find it difficult to trust in anyone or anything without doubt and worry clouding our minds.  And this is especially true when it comes to trusting some One we cannot see with our eyes.  It is our fallen human nature to be overly wary about everything.  But in the scope of how large the universe is and how complex and intricate life and its very survival is, I have always found it very easy and quite natural to believe in our Creator God; One who is infinitely superior and far above our finite human ways.  But when it came to trusting God with my life, that was a different story, because I thought He didn't even know who I was, or even cared. It was because of my suspicious fallen nature that I had no relationship with this invisible God who I didn’t have a clue about.  Because this fallen world always fails to fully satisfy the desires of the heart, it lets us down time and time again, and most of us will come into our relationship with God with our guards up, ready to justify ourselves and defend our ways. 

     As imperfect human beings we usually expect the worst, because we want to protect ourselves from being hurt or disappointed again.  But as the Lord draws us closer and closer into our relationship with Him, the more we learn about who He is and all He is doing.  As our relationship deepens, our trust grows one day at a time until we are fully vested into His glorious Kingdom.  There will come a day when most of your doubts and fears about the Lord God will vanish and be replaced with His peace.  If the Lord God can create everything that exists out of nothing and hold it together in perfect order so we can exist, and if He can defeat the power of sin and raise the dead, and if He can save any sinful life, no matter how sinful it has been, and transform the godless into holiness, then He is the One, my friend, that you should fully vest your trust in and never doubt!

                           A Whisper of Hope

Come close to Me, My child…and I will give you an eternal life that is perfect and fill your heart with peace.  The creator is always greater than that which he creates, therefore, you can rely on Me.  You can always trust Me, for I Am always Faithful and True to My Word!

John 12:35-36

Jesus replied, “My Light will shine out for you just a little while

longer.  Walk in it while you can, so you will not stumble when

the darkness falls. If you walk in the darkness, you cannot see

where you are going. Believe in the Light while there is still time;

then you will become children of the Light.”  (NLT)

               Believe in the LORD your God, 

         and you will be able to stand firm.

 Believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.

                        (2 Chronicles 20:20)