| In God We Trust! By Rev. Mark E. Vatcher |
Let me start with this verse from Proverbs (Proverbs 3: 5, 6) “Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
and lean not onto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct
your paths.” This verse is the best place to start when we want to understand the benefits of
trusting in Jesus. We are exhorted to trust in the Lord with all our heart. We don't reserve a little
bit of it to trusting in something else. We are not to look to our senses or to our intellect for
support, but only to God. If we acknowledge Jesus in everything we do, He will direct our paths.
(Psalm 37: 3, 4, 5) “Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shall you dwell in the land, and you shall be
well fed. Delight yourselves also in the Lord; and He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.”
When we trust in the Lord, He not only meets our needs, but also give us the desires of our heart.
The Bible mentions many benefits of trusting in God. Let me fill you in on a few of those benefits.
The first one is having happiness in our lives. (Proverbs 16: 20) “He that handles a matter wisely
shall find good: and whoever so trusts in the Lord, happy is he.” We the citizens of the United
States are a lucky breed. The United States Declaration of Independence states that all people
have the right of "the pursuit of happiness". If you really wish to acquire happiness, rather than
pursue it, trust in the Lord. Many of us go wrong when we think its automatic to have happiness
as a God given right. It not automatic, just look around. Why are there are so many unhappy
Americans? Why do you think my friends? It has to do with trusting in God and so many of us don’
t.
Second we will have spiritual fatness and health when we put our trust in Him. (Proverbs 28: 25)
“He that is of a proud heart stirs up strife: but he that puts his trust in the Lord shall be made fat
(spiritually).” Trusting in the Lord makes you physically healthy as well, but spiritually you will
really be on top of things. You will never be spiritually sick or when you do feel sick the Lord will be
quick to pull you out of it. Even the most godly of people can still take a beaten by fiery darts being
thrown at them. But we can dawn our full armor of God when we trust in Him, and it saves us.
We next can have safety when we put our trust in Him. (Proverbs 29: 25) “The fear of man brings a
snare: but whoever puts his trust in the Lord shall be safe.” If you are not trusting in God, you will
have fear which will snare you. Trusting in God ensures safety.
Our Lord will have mercy on us when we need it. (Psalm 32: 10) “Many sorrows shall be to the
wicked: but he that trusts in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.” This verse states that you
will be surrounded by mercy if you trust in the Lord.
He will deliver us when we need to be delivered. (Psalm 22: 4, 5) “Our fathers trusted in You: they
trusted, and You would deliver them. They cried out to You, and were delivered: they trusted in
You, and were not confounded.” Believers in the Old Testament, when they trusted in God, were
delivered from their enemies. We can also be delivered and rescued from things that attempt to
oppress us today, if we trust in the Lord.
The Holy Spirit stands ready to help us when we call on Him. (Psalm 28: 7) “The Lord is my
strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly
rejoices; and with my song will I praise Him” Jesus is very willing and able to help us, if we would
only let Him. By trusting in the Lord, we can obtain His help.
There will be nothing to worry us and we will can be care free. (Psalm 5: 11) “But let all those that
put their trust in the Lord rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because He defends them: let them
also that love His name be joyful in Him.” Trusting in God means that He will take care of us. We
have no reason to worry about anything, and should have plenty of time to be joyful and rejoice.
God will give us refuge from every evil thing that comes our way. (Psalm 62: 8) “Trust in him at all
times; you people, pour out your heart before Him: God is a refuge for us.” (Psalm 91: 2) “I will say
of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust.” Trusting in God provides
a refuge for us. In times of trouble or sorrow He is there to protect us.
Christ is our salvation from our sin. (Isaiah 12: 2) “ Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and
not be afraid: for the Lord God is my strength and my song; He also has become my salvation.” By
trusting in God, we too can claim His salvation.
We are guiltless to our Lord. (Psalms 34: 22 ) “The Lord redeems the soul of his servants: and none
of them that trust in him shall be desolate.” How can we be full of condemnation and guilt if we are
trusting in the Lord? We can’t our Lord died on the cross and rose up to save us from that.
Our Lord Jesus Christ gives us peace and strength to deal in any situation that may come our way.
(Isaiah 26: 3, 4) “God will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind stays on Him: because he trusts
in God. Trust in the Lord forever: for in the Lord God is everlasting strength:” Trusting only in God
brings perfect peace. There is nothing else in the world to trust that can bring peace in your heart.
We shall have no fear when we fully trust in Him for all things. (Psalm 56: 3, 4) “times I am afraid,
I will trust in Him. In God I will praise His Word, in God have I put my trust; I will not fear what
flesh can do to me.” (Psalm 56: 11) “In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can
do unto me.” (Psalm 112: 7) “He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the
Lord.” Have you seen the decals that some people have on the windows of their trucks? The decals
say "NO FEAR". If you really want NO FEAR, you don't need any decals, just trust in the Lord. We
never need to be afraid of any person, or of evil thing. Our mind is fixed, unmovable, trusting in the
Lord. Here's a better saying that has truth behind it: "Know God = No Fear". The Bible also tells us
that we should trust in the Word of God since God is His Word. Trusting in the power of God's
Word is trusting in the Lord. (Psalm 119: 42) “So shall I have an answer for him that reproached
me: for I trust in Your Word.” By trusting in the Word of God, we have the answer to every turn of
events that may happen.
All of my previous examples were from the Old Testament. There are also records in the Gospels
which concludes and fulfills the Law, and the New Testament on the benefits we receive when we
trust only in God. (Matthew 6: 31 – 34) “Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or,
What shall we drink? or, How shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:)
for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things. But seek first the kingdom
of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added onto you.”
Jesus was telling the people to put God first in their lives. That was the only way to insure that all
their needs would be met. Worrying about finances, their job, or whatever, is unbelief. With
unbelief, there is no trust in God. (II Corinthians 1: 8, 9, 10) “For we would not, brethren, have you
ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above
strength, in so much that we despaired even of life: But we had the sentence of death in ourselves,
that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raises the dead: Who delivered us from so
great a death, and does deliver: in whom we trust that He will yet deliver us;”
Paul and some other believers ran into a lot of trouble in Asia. They couldn't trust in their own
ability to save themselves. If they did, they never would have made it. It was only by trusting in
God, constantly and on a daily basis, that they were delivered. (II Corinthians 3: 4, 5) “And such
trust have we through Christ to God-ward: Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any
thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;” Trusting in ourselves does not make us
sufficient. Trusting in God is the answer. Why can we trust in God? Because He is all light. (I John
1: 5) “This then is the message which we have heard of Him, and declare unto you, that God is
light, and in Him is no darkness at all.”
God cannot do evil. God is also our Father, and we have His gift of the Holy Spirit within us. Our
earthly fathers are human and can make mistakes. That can never happen with God, so we can
always trust Him completely. So, for now, and in conclusion of this, let me now briefly return to the
Old Testament. The Bible very clearly shows the difference between trusting in worldly things
versus trusting in the Lord. (Proverbs 11: 28) “He that trusts in his riches shall fall: but the
righteous shall flourish as a branch.” We can 'fall', or we can 'flourish', depending on whether we
put our trust in riches or in God. (Proverbs 28: 26) “He that trusts in his own heart is a fool: but
whosoever walks wisely, he shall be delivered.” Someone who trusts solely in his own abilities is a
fool. (Psalms 146: 3) “Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no
help.” Don't trust in mankind, because when it comes right down to it, you will receive no help.
(Jeremiah 17: 5 – 8) “Thus said the Lord: Cursed be the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh
[the five senses] his arm, and whose heart departs from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in
the desert, and shall not see when good comes; but shall inhabit the parched places in the
wilderness, in a salt land and non inhabited. Blessed is the man that trusts in the Lord, and
whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreads out her
roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not
be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.”
Trusting in man will leave you parched, high, and dry. Trusting in the Lord means you will have
comfort, want for nothing, and will always bear fruit. We see from all these records that we must
trust in God in order to live a more than abundant life without stress, worry, or fear. If we trust in
man, money, or our own abilities, the end result will be failure. Trusting in the Lord is the only
way to go. (II Samuel 22: 3) “The God of my Rock; in Him will I trust: He is my shield, and the horn
of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; He saves me from violence.” In God we
shall trust forever and ever. Now let us pray on this as we renew our faith in God and trust Him for
all things.
and lean not onto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct
your paths.” This verse is the best place to start when we want to understand the benefits of
trusting in Jesus. We are exhorted to trust in the Lord with all our heart. We don't reserve a little
bit of it to trusting in something else. We are not to look to our senses or to our intellect for
support, but only to God. If we acknowledge Jesus in everything we do, He will direct our paths.
(Psalm 37: 3, 4, 5) “Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shall you dwell in the land, and you shall be
well fed. Delight yourselves also in the Lord; and He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.”
When we trust in the Lord, He not only meets our needs, but also give us the desires of our heart.
The Bible mentions many benefits of trusting in God. Let me fill you in on a few of those benefits.
The first one is having happiness in our lives. (Proverbs 16: 20) “He that handles a matter wisely
shall find good: and whoever so trusts in the Lord, happy is he.” We the citizens of the United
States are a lucky breed. The United States Declaration of Independence states that all people
have the right of "the pursuit of happiness". If you really wish to acquire happiness, rather than
pursue it, trust in the Lord. Many of us go wrong when we think its automatic to have happiness
as a God given right. It not automatic, just look around. Why are there are so many unhappy
Americans? Why do you think my friends? It has to do with trusting in God and so many of us don’
t.
Second we will have spiritual fatness and health when we put our trust in Him. (Proverbs 28: 25)
“He that is of a proud heart stirs up strife: but he that puts his trust in the Lord shall be made fat
(spiritually).” Trusting in the Lord makes you physically healthy as well, but spiritually you will
really be on top of things. You will never be spiritually sick or when you do feel sick the Lord will be
quick to pull you out of it. Even the most godly of people can still take a beaten by fiery darts being
thrown at them. But we can dawn our full armor of God when we trust in Him, and it saves us.
We next can have safety when we put our trust in Him. (Proverbs 29: 25) “The fear of man brings a
snare: but whoever puts his trust in the Lord shall be safe.” If you are not trusting in God, you will
have fear which will snare you. Trusting in God ensures safety.
Our Lord will have mercy on us when we need it. (Psalm 32: 10) “Many sorrows shall be to the
wicked: but he that trusts in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.” This verse states that you
will be surrounded by mercy if you trust in the Lord.
He will deliver us when we need to be delivered. (Psalm 22: 4, 5) “Our fathers trusted in You: they
trusted, and You would deliver them. They cried out to You, and were delivered: they trusted in
You, and were not confounded.” Believers in the Old Testament, when they trusted in God, were
delivered from their enemies. We can also be delivered and rescued from things that attempt to
oppress us today, if we trust in the Lord.
The Holy Spirit stands ready to help us when we call on Him. (Psalm 28: 7) “The Lord is my
strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly
rejoices; and with my song will I praise Him” Jesus is very willing and able to help us, if we would
only let Him. By trusting in the Lord, we can obtain His help.
There will be nothing to worry us and we will can be care free. (Psalm 5: 11) “But let all those that
put their trust in the Lord rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because He defends them: let them
also that love His name be joyful in Him.” Trusting in God means that He will take care of us. We
have no reason to worry about anything, and should have plenty of time to be joyful and rejoice.
God will give us refuge from every evil thing that comes our way. (Psalm 62: 8) “Trust in him at all
times; you people, pour out your heart before Him: God is a refuge for us.” (Psalm 91: 2) “I will say
of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust.” Trusting in God provides
a refuge for us. In times of trouble or sorrow He is there to protect us.
Christ is our salvation from our sin. (Isaiah 12: 2) “ Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and
not be afraid: for the Lord God is my strength and my song; He also has become my salvation.” By
trusting in God, we too can claim His salvation.
We are guiltless to our Lord. (Psalms 34: 22 ) “The Lord redeems the soul of his servants: and none
of them that trust in him shall be desolate.” How can we be full of condemnation and guilt if we are
trusting in the Lord? We can’t our Lord died on the cross and rose up to save us from that.
Our Lord Jesus Christ gives us peace and strength to deal in any situation that may come our way.
(Isaiah 26: 3, 4) “God will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind stays on Him: because he trusts
in God. Trust in the Lord forever: for in the Lord God is everlasting strength:” Trusting only in God
brings perfect peace. There is nothing else in the world to trust that can bring peace in your heart.
We shall have no fear when we fully trust in Him for all things. (Psalm 56: 3, 4) “times I am afraid,
I will trust in Him. In God I will praise His Word, in God have I put my trust; I will not fear what
flesh can do to me.” (Psalm 56: 11) “In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can
do unto me.” (Psalm 112: 7) “He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the
Lord.” Have you seen the decals that some people have on the windows of their trucks? The decals
say "NO FEAR". If you really want NO FEAR, you don't need any decals, just trust in the Lord. We
never need to be afraid of any person, or of evil thing. Our mind is fixed, unmovable, trusting in the
Lord. Here's a better saying that has truth behind it: "Know God = No Fear". The Bible also tells us
that we should trust in the Word of God since God is His Word. Trusting in the power of God's
Word is trusting in the Lord. (Psalm 119: 42) “So shall I have an answer for him that reproached
me: for I trust in Your Word.” By trusting in the Word of God, we have the answer to every turn of
events that may happen.
All of my previous examples were from the Old Testament. There are also records in the Gospels
which concludes and fulfills the Law, and the New Testament on the benefits we receive when we
trust only in God. (Matthew 6: 31 – 34) “Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or,
What shall we drink? or, How shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:)
for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things. But seek first the kingdom
of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added onto you.”
Jesus was telling the people to put God first in their lives. That was the only way to insure that all
their needs would be met. Worrying about finances, their job, or whatever, is unbelief. With
unbelief, there is no trust in God. (II Corinthians 1: 8, 9, 10) “For we would not, brethren, have you
ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above
strength, in so much that we despaired even of life: But we had the sentence of death in ourselves,
that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raises the dead: Who delivered us from so
great a death, and does deliver: in whom we trust that He will yet deliver us;”
Paul and some other believers ran into a lot of trouble in Asia. They couldn't trust in their own
ability to save themselves. If they did, they never would have made it. It was only by trusting in
God, constantly and on a daily basis, that they were delivered. (II Corinthians 3: 4, 5) “And such
trust have we through Christ to God-ward: Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any
thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;” Trusting in ourselves does not make us
sufficient. Trusting in God is the answer. Why can we trust in God? Because He is all light. (I John
1: 5) “This then is the message which we have heard of Him, and declare unto you, that God is
light, and in Him is no darkness at all.”
God cannot do evil. God is also our Father, and we have His gift of the Holy Spirit within us. Our
earthly fathers are human and can make mistakes. That can never happen with God, so we can
always trust Him completely. So, for now, and in conclusion of this, let me now briefly return to the
Old Testament. The Bible very clearly shows the difference between trusting in worldly things
versus trusting in the Lord. (Proverbs 11: 28) “He that trusts in his riches shall fall: but the
righteous shall flourish as a branch.” We can 'fall', or we can 'flourish', depending on whether we
put our trust in riches or in God. (Proverbs 28: 26) “He that trusts in his own heart is a fool: but
whosoever walks wisely, he shall be delivered.” Someone who trusts solely in his own abilities is a
fool. (Psalms 146: 3) “Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no
help.” Don't trust in mankind, because when it comes right down to it, you will receive no help.
(Jeremiah 17: 5 – 8) “Thus said the Lord: Cursed be the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh
[the five senses] his arm, and whose heart departs from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in
the desert, and shall not see when good comes; but shall inhabit the parched places in the
wilderness, in a salt land and non inhabited. Blessed is the man that trusts in the Lord, and
whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreads out her
roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not
be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.”
Trusting in man will leave you parched, high, and dry. Trusting in the Lord means you will have
comfort, want for nothing, and will always bear fruit. We see from all these records that we must
trust in God in order to live a more than abundant life without stress, worry, or fear. If we trust in
man, money, or our own abilities, the end result will be failure. Trusting in the Lord is the only
way to go. (II Samuel 22: 3) “The God of my Rock; in Him will I trust: He is my shield, and the horn
of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; He saves me from violence.” In God we
shall trust forever and ever. Now let us pray on this as we renew our faith in God and trust Him for
all things.
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