In God We Trust

Jeremiah 17:7

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the

LORD, and whose hope is in the LORD.”  (NKJ)

     The truth of these words will not hit home until you realize the impact that the Lord has had on your life. His unconditional love, and the forgiveness and salvation that He paid for with His life’s blood, hanging naked on a piece of dead tree at the hands of the men He created and was dying for is indeed a home run out of the park.  These words are especially encouraging for us because we usually learn the hard way by trusting this fallen world and our own human efforts for the hope that only God can give.  For those who don't trust in the Lord, it can be rather frustrating, often discouraging, and many times quite devastating, because they can see clearly the failed results in the world around them.  God’s blessings come in many different shapes and sizes and are all geared to bring His Plan for man into completion.  But to whomever the blessings are given, we can be sure that they are all given according to the perfect will of God.  And in like manner, the same can be said about the discipline of God, for He allows us the free will to choose the world's way or His Way and lets us suffer the consequences for good of His Kingdom.

     Like most people, I learned that living apart from God, relying on my own abilities and strength, and trusting the world to satisfy the desires of my heart was not only a lie and a poor decision, but it also failed me miserably.  And in my quest to satisfy the hungers of my soul, I discover that I could never work hard enough, say enough, do enough, or pay enough to fill the emptiness, that unbeknownst to me, only God could fill. And believe me, my friend, I suffered the dire consequences of my choices.  When we travel through this difficult life-journey in the Light of God’s Truth, the blessings we receive will always be more than enough to keep moving us forward in faith that our Savior will get us safely Home with the hope of God as our peace.  God has put eternity in the hearts of all peoples and only the His gift of salvation can fulfill your desires and give you eternal hope. 

                                      A Whisper of Hope

My Words are True, child...and so too are My promises.  I Am your only Hope for eternal Life.  You may not think that living forever is appealing because of this fallen world, but the eternity I give you is perfect.  Trust not in yourself or this world, for both are broken.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

God has made everything beautiful for its own time.  He has

planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot

see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.  (NLT)

                  It is better to trust in the LORD 

             than to put confidence in man.

                          (Psalm 118:8)