Dear Christian friends:
Here comes February and St. Valentine’s Day and the world’s focus on love.
It can be said that love is the foundation. It is the foundation for a relationship and trust is the way to keep that relationship straight and true. To love Christ is to trust Christ, but trust is a two-way street. Can God trust us and do we trust in Him? The depth of our faith and commitment will answer both questions. When we experience God, our trust grows. God wants us to trust in Him, and He wants to trust us. Trust does powerful things.
Our goal as believers is to have a relationship of mutual trust. Through faith, we acknowledge that God is trustworthy. God entrusts us with time, talents, and money, and He wants us to be trustworthy in the use of our gifts.
Trust enabled ordinary people to do extraordinary things in Scripture.
- Because Abraham trusted God more than his own feelings, he was willing to sacrifice his son Isaac.
- David’s trust in God gave him the courage to stand up to Goliath.
- The Widow of Zarapeth was willing to give up the last of her flour to God’s prophet Elijah.
- And the Widow gave her mite, her last two coins.
Trust does powerful things. Noah trusted the Lord with his life. When God told Noah to build an ark, he built one even when there was no sign of rain, in fact, before rain had ever fallen from the skies! After the flood, Noah built an altar to the Lord and sacrificed many animals. Noah trusted the Lord enough to sacrifice animals which he would need for his future.
Trust does powerful things. As our trust grows in the Lord, His trust in us will grow and we will become effective servants for the Lord.
In Christ, Pastor Hartwig