Trust Jehovah and Be Safe

Minister:
Date: PM
Text: Proverbs 29:25
Psalters: 262, 382, 281, 317
Confession of Faith
  1. The natural alternative.
    1. It is a universal human problem that we seek to please men rather than God.
    2. History is full of examples of men governed by the fear of man.
      1. Abraham twice denied Sarah was his wife; as did Isaac; Aaron makes a golden calf.
      2. Young people will do many evils so not embarrassed before their peers. What will my friends think of me?
    3. The drive to please men is really a “snare” which snares us into very earthly, temporary and imperfect goals.
  2. “Trust in Jehovah lifts man’s soul above his troubles.
    1. “Trust” is to confide in someone, to lean on set our confidence on them to hold us up, resulting in being secure. Trust implies:
    2. Our trust must be in “Jehovah” (the “I Am”) is the object of my trust.
      1. He is the perfectly Self-sufficient and Self-existent, independent, having everything in Himself.
      2. This Jehovah was/is pleased to have a most intimate relationship of love with His chosen ones.
    3. The trust of faith in Jehovah delivers one from this fear of man.
    4. Trust in Jehovah results in our being “safe” (“set on high,” “inaccessible”) beyond the reach of man.
      1. One who embraces Jehovah stands high above the snares when entangle our feet when he fears men.
      2. Faith puts us in God’s strong tower where we are kept by the power of God unto salvation (I Peter 1:5).
  3. Wean yourself away from what people expect and do what God expects.
    1. With children, dethrone the fear of man and let the fear of the Lord reign instead.
    2. We must be careful that the fear of man is not replaced with a terror of God; rather we must be filled with awe of God.