Trust in the Lord with All Thy Heart

Minister:
Date: PM
Text: Proverbs 3:5,6
Psalters: 293, 394, 36, 52
  1. The meaning.
    1. ?Trust? is to confide in one, to set one?s hope and confidence on one, resulting in being secure and fearing nothing.
      1. Trust implies:
      2. To ?lean on? is to rest on as someone?s arm, and thus to repose confidence in on to hold us up.
      3. The idea of trust applied.
    2. We are warned not to trust in that which is usually the object of our trust: our ?own understanding.?
      1. This is one?s intelligence or insight, the ability to reason.
      2. This is man?s belief in his ability to get through a problem with might or money or will-power.
    3. Rather we are to trust in ?Jehovah? - there is no searching of His understanding (Isa. 40:28).
      1. The name ?Jehovah? describes God as perfectly Self-sufficient and independent, having everything in Himself.
      2. This Jehovah was pleased of Himself to establish a most intimate relationship of love with His people.
      3. Him we are to trust ?with all thine heart.?
  2. The manner in which we are to trust Jehovah is: ?in all thy ways acknowledge Him.?
    1. ?All thy ways? refers to:
      1. Our life is a path we are taking through this life to a destination, which is not found in this life.
      2. Our ?ways? refers to every activity of our mind, will, and body I this life: work or play, every relationship, everything.
    2. In all our ways we are to ?acknowledge? Jehovah, i.e., perceive or discern Him.
      1. We are to see God as the One Who directs each of His people in every way: difficult and easy times.
      2. Acknowledge that Jehovah is directing our way and that we can trust His wisdom and love in it, no matter the way.
      3. It is to believe His Word, to rely on Him completely, to confess that He provides in Christ all we need.
  3. Then we will experience that He ?shall direct thy paths.?
    1. This means that our life on earth is also a path, leading to our Father?s house of many mansions.
    2. In the way of trusting and acknowledging Him, we see that God leads and directs.
      1. ?Direct? is literally to make straight, smooth, pleasing, and agreeable.
      2. This is Jehovah?s promise to us.
    3. Trust Jehovah to straighten our way, making everything lead to heavenly glory and victory in Jesus.