Wednesday, September 6, 2017

 

 

Devotional for Wednesday, September 6, 2017
“Reverence, Obedience and Trust”

 

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by Dona Hake

 

Psalm 111:10  TLB
“How can men be wise? The only way to begin is
by reverence for God. For growth in wisdom comes
from obeying his laws. Praise his name forever.”
 

 

Today we are looking closely at reverencing, obeying,  and trusting our Lord.   Here in Psalm 111:10 the psalmist writes of the beginning of wisdom coming by reverencing and obeying God.   Let us couple with reverence and obedience the power of trust.   In Proverbs 3:5-6 the writer  admonishes us to trust in Him and lean NOT on our own understanding.  Let us look at that scripture…
 
 
Proverbs 3:5-6Easy-to-Read Version 
 Trust the Lord completely, and don’t depend on your
own knowledge.  With every step you take,
think about what he wants, and he
will help you go the right way.
 
Our human nature can find it hard to trust at times.  We live in an age where information is so easy to get our hands on.  This convenience at times can be the enemy of our soul for it draws us away from simple trust in our Lord, and His Word.    Sometimes it is just so easy to find peace in information, and man’s opinion.  Honestly, I have found at times the more I know about things sometimes it can actually hinder my faith.  The tendency to trust in what man says above what God says about a particular thing can keep us from totally trusting in Him.

 

Leaning and trusting on God for all that we need is so vital.  Sometimes we want so badly to understand things that we are walking through and there are times we put too much focus on figuring things out.  I have found that simply obeying Him and knowing that I can trust Him to be in charge of my life keeps it simple enough.  Today I encourage you to meditate upon these three words.  REVERENCE, OBEDIENCE AND TRUST IN YOUR LORD.