The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 6 October 2024 — Trusting In The Lord
TOPIC: Trusting In The Lord
READ: Psalm 125: 1-5 (NKJV)
- A Song of Ascents. Those who trust in the LORD [Are] like Mount Zion, [Which] cannot be moved, [but] abides forever.
- As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the LORD surrounds His people From this time forth and forever.
- For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest On the land allotted to the righteous, Lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity.
- Do good, O LORD, to [those who are] good, And to [those who are] upright in their hearts.
- As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, The LORD shall lead them away With the workers of iniquity. Peace [be] upon Israel!
THE MESSAGE
People trust in many things in the world such as money, power, personalities, charm or even certificates. Historically, these can fail for we see the rich die from terminal diseases in well-equipped hospitals, or through accidents and activities of bandits in spite of their massive wealth. Our text enjoins us to trust the Lord as a life-long process of believing and acting on His word for everything.
This will help us to please Him and qualify for His promised blessings. The advantages of trusting in the Lord are enormous. Our text says such persons who trust in God are like Mount Zion which cannot be moved. By implication, they are stable in faith amidst storms with the peace of God in their hearts. They also abide in God for ever. God gives them protection by surrounding them with His presence and makes them inaccessible to enemies.
God will not allow the devices of the wicked to afflict the righteous to an unbearable extent, lest they slip off (v.3). Note that the ways of both the righteous and crooked are known to the Lord and He rewards each man according to his work. Beloved, let us therefore be upright in all we do, for we shall reap God’s gracious reward in due course.
PRAYER: Lord deliver us from the attraction of the flesh and everything that prevents us from trusting in you.
