October 15, 2018 Open Heaven Daily Devotional : Topic - Learn To Trust God
Topic - Learn To Trust God
Memorise: “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”– Romans 8:28
Read: Psalm 37:4-6 (KJV)
4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
Bible in One Year: Isaiah 65-66, Luke 6:46-7:17
MESSAGE:
Trusting God is one of the best things a child of God can ever learn
to do. The moment you learn to trust God, life will become beautiful
because you will begin to experience a kind of peace you never knew
existed. Initially, it can be quite hard for us to trust God due to the
fact that His ways are higher than our ways, and until we get to know
Him well, His instructions and commands might seem strange.
Nevertheless, as a child of God, it is important that you learn to trust
God blindly. Even if you cannot see around the bend, you should trust
Him enough to know that He will always lead you aright. No matter how
unconditional God’s ways are, one thing is sure: He has your best
interest at heart. Jeremiah 29:11 says:
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD,
thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
Trusting God involves taking the backseat and letting God handle the
major decisions and situations in your life. It involves letting your
will be so lost in His will until you start to see things from His
perspective and feel things through His heart. It takes a lot of trust
in another individual to be able to let go of your own will and let that
person’s will prevail in your life. You can only trust someone that you
love; so if you don’t love God genuinely, you cannot trust Him.
There was a day I was driving down from Ilorin to Lagos and the fuel
tank was almost empty. Unknown to me, a fuel scarcity was on, and so all
the filling stations I saw along the way had no fuel. I cried to God
and He asked me to take my eyes off the fuel gauge and continue driving
to Lagos. Although my fuel tank was already on reserve at the time He
told me to do this, I said to Him ”Yes Lord”, and I kept driving. To the
glory of God, I kept on driving till I got my house in Lagos. After I
parked the car, I looked at the fuel gauge and it read empty! If I did
not trust God completely, I would have parked my car in a safe place
along the way and gone through the stress of finding an alternative
means of getting home, instead of taking the risk of getting stranded
along the way.
The devil specializes in sowing seeds of doubt in our hearts so that
our faith in God will diminish, because he knows that the moment you
start doubting God, you will not be able to receive anything from Him (James 1:6-7).
For this reason, it is very important to remind yourself of the good
things God has done for you and others in the past. Encourage yourself
with these testimonies in order to rekindle your faith. Learn to trust
God, because it shows your love for Him!
Key Point:
If you don’t learn to trust God, then don’t expect anything from Him.
Hymn 11: O God Our Help In Ages Past
1. O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.
2. Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defense is sure.
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defense is sure.
3. Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.
4. A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
5. Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the op’ning day.
Bears all its sons away;
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the op’ning day.
6. O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home.
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home.
October 15, 2018 Open Heaven Daily Devotional : Topic - Learn To Trust God
Reviewed by Muyiwa Abodunrin (Muyilight)
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October 15, 2018
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October 15, 2018
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