Place Your Trust in the Lord, and Leave It There!

Good Saturday evening! Yup, you read that right. This afternoon the men's ministry helped with a move, at least as much as we could get done before dark. A mobile home is a bit limited when it comes to getting stuff in and out. However, all that aside, let me tell you how nice it was this afternoon. After two or three days of wind, we had only a light breeze. Then, just as we called it a day, the wind came back. God gave us a nice break from the wind. Praise the Lord for favors like that. I brought home 40 lbs of kibble after the move. You've seldom seen two happier cats. In the bags, sniffing the cat food totes, running back to their bowls, getting in the way, but we managed to get 'er done. It's nice to be appreciated, even if it's just the cats.

If you take a look at Jeremiah, you will find the Lord sending a message to the king, which the king seems to listen to, but then tells Jeremiah to keep it under his hat. The king also burns the scroll that Baruch writes from Jeremiah's dictation. The Lord had an interesting message for the king that time. Surrender, and you will live. Not an easy message for a king with an army and a strongly walled city to listen to and obey, but that is what the Lord said to do. The king didn't obey the Lord's message and he suffered the consequences. Another person did listen to the Lord's message through Jeremiah, and he too received an interesting message. "Since you have placed your trust in the Lord, you will be spared." Later, yet another powerful figure, the regent or governor placed over Judea by Nebuchadnezzar received a warning from the Lord through Jeremiah. The same old story; he didn't listen and suffered the consequences. What are we to take from all this? Place your trust in the Lord, and leave it there!

Admit it, you trusted in the Lord to save you from the consequences of sin. But then, later in your Christian walk, you wanted to take your trust back when it came to a time when you were short of food, funds, or fellowship. As Jesus might ask, "Why did you doubt?" We've all done it at some point. Worry, anxiety, depression, fear...something caused us to doubt that after all He has done for us this one time the Lord would fail. We have no evidence to support our doubt at that point, but we did it anyway. Oh, worried and faithless one, place your trust back in the Lord and leave it alone. Trust in the Almighty One.

Have a great Saturday night!
Bucky