ONLY TRUST
Jeremiah 17:5-13

In the issue of trust and distrust, there is nothing like “middle ground.” It is not possible to claim a
 “Middle ground”, it is either you trust or do not trust. Trusting God for who He is, and what He can do, is all that will make the difference between a believing believer, from an unbelieving believer. Trusting God is what will make a believer prevail in the issues of life. Trusting God is a demonstration of faith in God. The inability not to trust God is the evidence of lack of faith. A believer’s inability to trust God makes such a believer to become an unbelieving believer. When challenges arise, when all ways are blocked, when it is evident that the going is rough, the only way out is to turn to the Way Himself. “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6) It is not enough to be claiming Christ by mouth and not live to trust in Him. There are so many blessings to trust in Him and so there are curses not to trust in Him. Jeremiah 17:5, “ Thus says the LORD: “ Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart departs from the LORD. 6 For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when good comes, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land which is not inhabited.” God is true to His word and He will not lower the standard of His word. What He said He would do, and He will do. Jeremiah 17:7-8 stated the blessings that are available for those that trust in Him. “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose hope is the LORD. 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.” Trusting in God offers so much gain, and nothing to loose, while not trusting in Him offers all to be lost. Have you considered giving everything up to Him in trust and expectation that He will do it? God is a faithful God and He will not fail. A new beginning deserves a new approach. If this is a new day, week or a new month, why not start with Him all over, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” (Proverbs 3:4-5)
Prayer for today: My Lord and my God, I ask for the grace to know how to trust and rest in you as I navigate through my daily walk in these challenging days.