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Thursday... Yes, that's where our trust must go.


Psalm 138:2b (NLT), "I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness; for your promises are backed by all the honor of your name."

Thursday... Yes, that's where our trust must go.

Now, Isaiah says in 48:1 (NIRV), "People of Jacob, listen to me. You are called by the name of Israel. You come from the family line of Judah. You make promises in the name of the LORD. You pray to Israel's God. But you aren't honest. You don't mean what you say."

We have problems with people like that, don't we? And I know that God does too.

Now King David gives us another choice. In Psalm 138:2b (NLT) he writes, "I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness; for your promises are backed by all the honor of your name." Verse 1 says, "I give thanks, O LORD, with all my heart; I will sing praises before the gods."

Verse 6 is important. It says, "Though the LORD is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud." But we too many times it seems are drawn to those kind of people. When will we learn to put our trust in God?


Back to Isaiah 48. Verse 17 says, "This is what the LORD says - your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; 'I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is good for you and leads you along the paths you should follow.'" Isaiah then says in verses 18-19, "Oh that you would listen to my commands! Then you would have peace like a gentle river and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea. Your descendents would have been like the sands along the seashore - too many to count! There would have been no need for your destruction, or for cutting off your family name." Yes they had a choice.

Back in Psalm 138, David then says in verses 7-8, "Though I am surrounded by troubles, you will protect me from the anger of my enemies. You reach out your hand, and the power of your right hand saves me. The LORD will work out his plans for my life - for your faithful love, O LORD, endures forever. Don't abandon me, for you made me."

Yes, that is where our trust must go. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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