Trust
in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He
will direct your path.
All of us are building a legacy that will be left to others when the Lord takes us Home. I am sure each of us wants our legacy to be a good one. Most memorial services include a time of testimony as to how the person being remembered influenced his or her life. That is their legacy.
How can a believer influence the lives of others and leave a legacy that will challenge others to follow in his footsteps to a life that will glorify God? We find the answer in today’s passage.
One of my favorite hymns tells us to “Trust and obey, for there’s no other way to be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey.” Trusting (having faith) in Him is the greatest honor we can render to God (Hebrews 11:6).
Trusting all the time is difficult. The Old Testament saints left us a legacy of trust (Hebrews 11) and they only had a very limited knowledge of God. What an example of trust and faith they are to us. Today we have the entire Bible to illuminate for us the hope we have in our Lord Jesus Christ - therefore it behooves us to believe and trust that revelation “with all our hearts.” In Scripture the heart refers to a man’s innermost being. “All your heart” refers to the very deepest part of our self and encompasses our very soul.
“Lean not on your own understanding” does not refer to the simple things in life such as changing a tire, helping our children with homework, or deciding where to go on our summer vacation, but to the things and decisions in life that we have questions about, that we have no control over. Things like a life partner, questionable activities, unexplained sickness, or a lost job.
“In all your ways acknowledge Him” is the next mandate - from the time we arise in the morning until we climb into bed at night. “Acknowledge” is to really know. In everything we do we are to know and understand that God is with us (Romans 8:31). He always has our best interests at heart and “He will direct our paths”. Note the promise God makes and the certainty of that promise. He will – not maybe or perhaps – but He will direct you through life’s experience and difficulties.
So, fellow believers, if you are going from day to day with question marks in your life about decisions or directions you should take, rest your faith upon this promise. The more you believe this promise and commit your life to it, the more others will see your example and the greater legacy you will leave. God bless.
DOUBT sees the obstacles; FAITH sees the way.
DOUBT sees the darkest night; FAITH sees the day.
DOUBT dreads to take a step; FAITH soars on high.
DOUBT questions, “Who believes?” FAITH answers, “I”.
In His matchless love,