Treasuring His Word

Psalm 94:19, 22- “When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul...the Lord has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge.”

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Chapter 1-Can You Trust God?



Psalm 50:15-“And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you and you will honor me.”

“Can you trust God?” “Do you have such a relationship with God and such a confidence in Him that you believe He is with you in your adversity even though you do not see any evidence of His presence and His power? It’s not easy to trust God in times of adversity. No one enjoys pain, and when it comes, we want it relieved as quickly as possible. Even the Apostle Paul pleaded with God three times to take away the thorn in his flesh before he finally found god’s grace to be sufficient. Joseph pleaded with Pharaoh’s cupbearer to ‘get me out of prison’”

Psalm 34:10-“Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD.”

“In order to trust God, we must always view our adverse circumstances through the eyes of faith, not of sense. And just as the faith of salvation comes through hearing the message of the gospel, so the faith to trust God in adversity comes through the Word of God alone.”

“The scriptures teach us three essential truths about God- truths we must believe if we are to trust Him in adversity.” They are:

1. God is completely sovereign.
2. God is infinite in wisdom.
3. God is perfect in love.

Remember that when we fail to trust God we doubt His sovereignty and question His goodness!

Father I pray that when I am in adverse circumstances I would find you as my strength and remember that you are completely sovereign, infinite in wisdom, and perfect in love. Give me grace to go through life as someone who turns to your Holy Word and trusts in your glorious sovereign plan for my life.

Daily Bible Verse:

Romans 11:23- “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!”

1 comment:

overthinker said...

i look forward to getting more "snapshots" from this book. thanks for sharing it.