TRUST IN GOD AND HIS GRACE!

 

EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

FRIDAY AUGUST 12, 2022.

SUBJECT: TRUST  IN GOD AND HIS GRACE!

Memory verse: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.” (Proverbs 3 vs 5.)

READ: First Samuel 2 vs 9; Jeremiah 17 vs 7 - 8: 

First Samuel 2:9: He will guard the feet of His saints, but the wicked shall be silent in darkness. “For by strength no man shall prevail.

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

17:8: For He shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit.

INTIMATION:

“Trust” is described as; worthiness of being relied on; a resting on the integrity, friendship, etc of another; faith; hope; confidence in the truth of anything. Here we are talking of trust in God and His power available to us through the Holy Spirit. We should not trust in ourselves but in God (Second Corinthians 1 vs 9). The Bible speaks of "Trust in God" more than 45 times, therefore, there is no gainsaying the fact that trust in God is key. 

As believers, we should make efforts in achieving our desires objectives through the grace of God at work in us. In other words, we don't attempt anything without asking for God's help. We lean on Him the whole way through each project. We maintain an attitude that says, "Apart from Him I can do nothing." (John 15 vs 5)

God has determined man’s destiny, and no man could change it. Therefore, it’s reasonable and the right thing to do to rely and trust in Him who has designed your destiny. For instance, in Psalm 18 vs 2, King David spoke to the Lord in the words of his song indicating his absolute trust and confidence in the Lord, "The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my strength, in whom I will trust, my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower." 

We are not to be involved in natural, carnal efforts because the result is only fatigue and frustration, disappointment and destruction. But completely lean on the grace of God to accomplish all our lives challenges. We can never prevail appropriately by our own strength. As a believer, learn to rely and trust completely in the grace of God—the power of God available to us through Holy Spirit to meet our needs.

Jesus said, “I am the vine and you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing” (John 15 vs 5). Many people try to be good, honest people who do what is right. Even when they can record some progress, at some points they are overwhelmed by the pressures of life’s circumstances, and will fail, disappointing themselves. 

But Jesus said the only way to live a truly good life is to stay close to Him, like a branch attached to the vine, to draw on the power of God (the grace of God) to prevail over all life’s circumstances appropriately. There is grace for everything; grace for every tasks and circumstances that requires our attention or action. Therefore, seek the grace of God in all things that you do. 

The apostle Paul, in reminding us of this need, will always start or end his letters to the saints with such benedictions as; “Grace to you and peace of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” or “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you” or “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” 

God is a purposeful God, and created all things, including you and I, according to His predetermined purposes. To achieve that purpose for which we are created, we must seek His guidance. We are frustrated, and doomed to failure when we rely on our human efforts to achieve the purpose predetermined by God. Therefore, we need the power of God (the grace of God) to achieve our purposes in life. And only in relying on Him, are we sure of accomplishing our purposes in life.

Prayer: Abba Father, by my strength I can do nothing, but by Your strength I can do all things. May Your grace to accomplish all tasks be available to me all the times, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed. Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!