Trusting in the Lord 2

Sunday 24 April
READ: Prov. 3:5-7
MORE LESSON: Jer. 17:5-8

One of the best things a man can do to his destiny is to trust in the Lord. Trust in man will not help you because man can change, his position can be taken away or he can even die altogether. This is why a person who puts his trust in man is destined for heartbreaks and woes. If a man makes a promise to you, the day his life ends, the promise ends. There is however an endless God who is worthy of your trust. When the Almighty makes a promise, He personally supervises it to ensure that it comes to pass. God cannot afford to fail because He cannot be found a liar. God is too big to fail over that promise He has made to you. So you can rest assured in Him.
It is important for a man that confesses to be trusting in the Lord to know that he should not trust in any other thing except the Lord. Prov 3:5 says, Trust in the LORD with all thine heart.... All your heart means all your heart. You cannot trust God with a part of your heart while the other part is trusting in another man or something somewhere. Trust in the Lord must be total. You do not claim to be trusting the Lord and still go around lobbying, begging, bribing and seeking connections. This is why that scripture continues, ...and lean not unto thine own understanding: Prov 3:5. Let your confidence not rest in what you can think or do to generate solution to your situation but let it be in the inspiration and the direction which the Lord can give to you.
At this point it is important to note that God will use men for you without you having to do something but you must always see them as mere tools which God wants to use to do what He wants. He can dispose of the tools and methods if He desires, so your assurance and hope should not be in the people or what you want to do, it should always be in God. Surely God can use men as tools to help you, but when you begin to trust in the tool and not the Owner, then there is danger of failure.
This is why the last part of that scripture says, In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths: Prov 3:6. Acknowledge God as the One doing it. Not just in words but in heart and in truth. Know that it is God not that rich man or that politician that is the one to help you. Even if God uses a man, make sure you see God in the picture and not the man.
So trust Him, acknowledge Him and commit your ways to Him. Success awaits you, in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* Lord, I know that Your promises concerning me will never fail, so I praise You.
* Father, even if You use men to help me, I still trust You as my helper.
* Declare your unflinching trust in the Lord.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
I overthrow all king uzziahs that are making it impossible for me to see the glory of God and I declare them dead now, in the mighty name of Jesus.