May 19
Trust, Rest – Part 2
I wrote yesterday that “the thing about resting is that it is nearly synonymous with trusting. We rest only where we can trust. There is no rest if there is no trust.”
David wrote: “I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.” [Ps 13:5 NIV]
Solomon wrote: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” [Prov 3:5 NIV]
Isaiah wrote: “Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal.” [Isa 26:4 NIV]
Jesus said: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.” [John 14:1 NIV]
There truly can be no rest where there is no trust. The Scriptures are clear that God is trustworthy, that He is faithful and true.
Still, I must acknowledge that there have been times when I really wondered about God’s faithfulness and trustworthiness. There have been times when difficulties continued to abound, times when God appeared faraway. May I say this … there have even been times when God seemed not to have noticed the troubles brewing around me. I remember thinking once that God had gone on vacation and left a not-so-bright trainee in charge!
Still, even in those times when I could not understand what God was doing … even in those times when I could not sense His presence with any part of my being … God was faithful. God was present. God was trustworthy. God was good.
