Trust is the firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. It is confidence, belief, faith, certainty, assurance, conviction, credence; reliance. How many people do you fully trust? How many people completely trust you? Do you keep your word or are you double-minded and look for opportunities or circumstances to negate or compromise your commitments?
Love, faith, and hope are all contained in trust when you consider your trust in FATHER. A Loving FATHER is fully reliable and you are certain of HIS response being to your ultimate benefit in each and every circumstance. In Malachi chapter 3 FATHER speaks:
6 “For I am the LORD, I do not change;
Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.”
FATHER’S Love is not conditional thus when we sin, we are not consumed by fire. HE Loves us even though we deserve otherwise for HE is not moved by our actions. In 1 Samuel chapter 15, Samuel spoke by HIS SPIRIT:
29 “Also the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind.”
We are thankful that FATHER is not a man who constantly changes HIS Mind. You can count on HIS Word yet man’s word will change with time when pressure is applied. In Psalm 119 we are assured:
160 The entirety of Your word is truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.
When you base your life on Truth, you do not have to spend time recording what you have said to people, you simply recount the Truth. What a simple life! Whatever the Truth is, that is my position. Those who continuously lie are predisposed to keeping their stories straight. Once you realize they are liars, you must be careful around them lest you be caught up and hurt by one of their lies. They are totally untrustworthy in all that they pursue and they are on the path of destruction. They become known for their manipulation and deception. They have lost your trust which cannot be easily restored.
Jesus preached the Word specifically given to Him by FATHER and many who heard the Word believed Him and trusted in His ability to deliver according to the Word. There were two blind men in Matthew chapter 9 who believed Jesus was able to deliver on His Word:
27 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”
28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”
They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.”
30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows it.”
31 But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.
When we place our trust in FATHER’S Word, we set ourselves up for healing and restoration in all areas. These two blind men are certainly glad they trusted in the words Jesus proclaimed. It definitely changed their lives. Why is it that we trust more in a doctor wearing a white coat than the Word of Our Heavenly FATHER? The doctors have limited wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and skill versus THE CREATOR of the universe yet the masses defer to the white coats instead.
We place our trust in strength. Who do you trust to fight your battles? Psalm 24 states:
8 Who is this King of glory?
The LORD strong and mighty,
The LORD mighty in battle.
In the final analysis, we must place our trust in FATHER for HE will never fail us. When we place all of our trust and reliance on people, they will surely fail us at some point. They are only human and subject to weakness whereas FATHER is strong and mighty and not subject to human frailty. As you study, dwell, and meditate on HIS Word you will begin to be fully assured in FATHER’S Divine unconditional Love for you and HIS Love is where you can place your trust.