What makes God trustworthy?READ: Deuteronomy 1:35-36; Joshua 14:13-14; Hebrews 6:18; Psalm 89:34-35; Titus 1:2
God is trustworthy because He keeps His promises. Caleb trusted in God even when the rest of the Israelites rebelled. Caleb went through the hardships along with the nation, but while others were dying off, he was kept alive. When the nation finally entered the land, Caleb received his reward...and he was still strong enough to fight for it! Like Caleb, we should trust God to keep His promises. The Bible is full of promises that we can relate directly to our lives today.
Have you ever wondered if there is anything that God cannot do? Well, actually there is something God can't do. He cannot lie. God is truth, and He is the source of all truth. His promises are completely dependable and trustworthy because God cannot go back on His word.
Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Psalm 9:10
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How can I avoid trusting the wrong people or the wrong things?
READ: Jeremiah 17:5-8; Proverbs 25:19; Psalm 118:8-9; Isaiah 12:2; Proverbs 3:5-6; Psalm 125:1
Trust is a tricky thing. Knowing whom you can trust is not always clear. This is especially true when you look around and see so many people in high positions who abuse their power and hurt those who depend on them. What can you do? Start by observing the character and actions of people around you. Notice who is consistently truthful and reliable. Who treats others as they would like to be treated? Keep in mind that even the most godly person you know will make mistakes and sometimes let you down. So, you shouldn't look for people to give you what only God can provide. Only God is completely trustworthy.
Pulled from: The One Year Mini For Students (Devotional)
2 comments:
greetings fellow bloggers, I apologize for not posting in a week or two.. i dont really have an excuse, but I'm enjoying week 14! It is cool that God reassures us of his trustworthiness throughout His Word. In the old testament and new testamet...The character quality of trust is one that I hold near and dear in my relationship with Christ. You would not call someone a close friend if you could not trust them and that is how i feel about entities other than Christ. If He boldly made this claim of never forsaking, always being dependable and always speaking the truth, then that is the type of person I hope to emulate and look up to. People constantly put the Bible through the ringer and throw Jesus out as a historical figure who (as i recently heard a professor say in a lecture about fundamental Christianity) simply was alive long enough to matter secularly speaking. I have to trust that Jesus knew exactly what He was doing and He knew his because He only listened to His Father's voice. He ignored his own manhood and human concerns as he faced death. I am thankful for a trustworthy God and I hope to show my thankfulness by being a trustworthy person and adhering to the facts and not my everchaning feelings.
Nice comment Catie! My favorite line of this week's post was "God is trustworthy because He keeps His promises." I get so wrapped up in my own life that I forget all the things God has done for me. I worry about things because my faith slips and I don't "trust" that God is in control of my life and everything that happens to me and around me. Jesus is the perfect example of how to live a trustworthy, Christlike life. My dearest friends are the ones I know I can trust, and I pray that I am, and will be, a trustworthy friend to others. I also pray that God will not allow me to put my trust in people past a certain extent. We are all only human and there is only ONE GOD!
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