Isaiah 31:1 “Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord!”
TRUST NO ONE
There was a television series on in the 90’s called “The X-Files.” I am a bit of a sci-fi geek, so I really loved this show. Fox Mulder and Dana Scully were the main characters who tried to solve cases involving extraterrestrials (you know, ETs). Fox’s main motto was “Trust No One.” The problem with that, however, is no one’s got your back.
We don’t have to worry about that as believers. God has our back. We can completely and totally trust Him. It doesn’t matter what we are facing, He is there. When we are at our lowest, He’s there. When we are fighting depression, He’s there. When we are jubilant, He’s there. Isaiah was trying to tell the people to not trust in other nations to defend them. Trust Jehovah God.
TEACHING MOMENT
Trust is something that is real hard to teach our children. Heck, it’s hard to teach anyone. I have heard it said that trust is the glue that holds relationships together. You trust your children until they break that trust. You forgive them and start building that trust again. The best way you can teach trust is by being trustworthy.
How do you do that? One way is by keeping your promises. When you say you are going to take them to the park, take them. When you tell Gertrude you will be at her piano recital, be there. When you tell Johnny you will take him fishing, take him. This will teach them to trust you and help them learn to trust others as well.
But we must be constantly pointing them and others to trust in our Savior. You will let them down. God will never do that. You will disappoint others. God never disappoints. Won’t you trust Him today? Won’t you let Him prove Himself faithful. He is not scared of being trusted. He is complete trust.
A Moment In Time 