Trust – Thought Of The Day

The root cause of all worries is lack of trust.

Maybe we have a problem with trust because we got burnt. Whatever the cause of our disappointment, here is the bottom-line: We need to trust again. We have to trust someone or we are just like dust in the wind, blown up whenever a storm front approaches. Trust is as essential as oil is to machinery. Well-oiled machinery runs smoothly, so does any relationship that is built on trust.

We have a God who entrusted Himself into our hands.

The Son of God came as vulnerable as a tiny embryo placed into the womb of a teenage girl who at the time lived in a society that not only frowned upon babies born out of wedlock but also carried out the death sentence after such conviction. Despite the precariousness of the situation, Jesus trusted His Father in Heaven that He would see them through. He also trusted Mary and Joseph to keep Him safe, and they did. Jesus was an infant when the family fled to Egypt to escape the wrath of an insane monarch who slaughtered all newborn babies in His vicinity.

Three is a prime number, a whole number whose only factors are 1 and itself. The Trinity is such an indivisible unity. And yet, the Trinity separated – albeit temporarily – to help humankind. When the Father let go of His one and only Son something wonderful happened: God became man. It seems that Jesus felt it was a badge of honor to become a human being. The gospel writers report that Jesus loved to refer to Himself as the Son of Man. He said (Matthew 20:28):

“Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

When people get married they give themselves to their spouse – or else their marriage won’t work. Believers give themselves to God’s wonderful purpose or else their lives won’t work. Life only makes sense when we give ourselves wholeheartedly. If God doesn’t hold back, why wouldn’t we?

God’s uncanny timing! Not at any given time, but at just the right time Jesus was born in Bethlehem – even though He came while His parents were on a trip far away from home and the circumstances of His delivery were less than accommodating. Still, Jesus came at the proper time.

God’s timing definitely veers from human timing. Like clockwork our days are scheduled while our lives go through various seasons. The spring, summer, fall, and winter season of our lives represent our maturing process with its unique challenges:

1) Spring: the challenge to grow

2) Summer: the challenge to produce

3) Fall: the challenge to harvest

4) Winter: the challenge to accept that life has come to a full circle

While God is not subject to human seasons, still He is very well aware of how earth time affects us. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said about our understanding of God’s timing. Trusting Him can be difficult when we feel that the answers to our prayers were needed yesterday. In hindsight, we are sometimes able to put the puzzle together and understand His delay. Even without this type of closure, we need to remember that God always comes through for us – He does not fail us nor forsake us – and He is always on time.

Category: Trust

Romans 8:32: “He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?”

1 Timothy 2:5-6: “For, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. This is the message God gave to the world at just the right time.”