Proverbs 22:19 KJV
That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
I came to see this passage as one of the more important texts in all of the Bible. God has penned the Words of Scripture that we would put trust in the Lord.
The word trust means
Refuge
Assurance
Confidence
I am afraid that sometimes we want to use God as a means to get what it is we really put our trust in.
We have confidence in a good job; so we ask God to give us the job. Our trust is not in the Lord, it is in the job and we become disenchanted with the Lord if He does not give us what we trust.
We have confidence in a strong economy; so we ask God to give us that economy. Our trust is not in the Lord but in the good economy and we grow bitter with the Lord that He did not provide what it is we trust.
We have confidence in friends and relationships; so we ask God to give us good friends and healthy family relationships. Our trust is not in the Lord but in those friends and relationships and we become disillusioned with the Lord when He does not supply that in which we trust.
God's Word has this end, "...that thy trust may be in the LORD..." May God so work in our lives that we lean upon Him directly and not upon that which He might give to us.
That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
I came to see this passage as one of the more important texts in all of the Bible. God has penned the Words of Scripture that we would put trust in the Lord.
The word trust means
Refuge
Assurance
Confidence
I am afraid that sometimes we want to use God as a means to get what it is we really put our trust in.
We have confidence in a good job; so we ask God to give us the job. Our trust is not in the Lord, it is in the job and we become disenchanted with the Lord if He does not give us what we trust.
We have confidence in a strong economy; so we ask God to give us that economy. Our trust is not in the Lord but in the good economy and we grow bitter with the Lord that He did not provide what it is we trust.
We have confidence in friends and relationships; so we ask God to give us good friends and healthy family relationships. Our trust is not in the Lord but in those friends and relationships and we become disillusioned with the Lord when He does not supply that in which we trust.
God's Word has this end, "...that thy trust may be in the LORD..." May God so work in our lives that we lean upon Him directly and not upon that which He might give to us.
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