The earth is fleeting, as are those who live on it. I've learned this lesson in life: Trust men and you will be disappointed; trust the Lord and you will be pleased. I know that's not tremendously profound, but it's a lesson that's so difficult to put into practice. I'm not saying you need to doubt everyone's motives and be an untrusting, cynical person. However, when it comes to deciding whether you'll trust a person or you'll trust the God of the universe there are some facts to consider. People do not live forever and they are not able to overcome every obstacle. However, the Lord is eternal and there is nothing He can't overcome. Seems like an easy call to me.
Psalm 146
1 Praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD, O my soul.
2 I will praise the LORD all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
3 Do not put your trust in princes,
in mortal men, who cannot save.
4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;
on that very day their plans come to nothing.
5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the LORD his God,
6 the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea, and everything in them—
the LORD, who remains faithful forever.
7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets prisoners free,
8 the LORD gives sight to the blind,
the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down,
the LORD loves the righteous.
9 The LORD watches over the alien
and sustains the fatherless and the widow,
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
10 The LORD reigns forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the LORD.
Questions
1. Can you think of a situation where you trusted a person instead of God?
2. Why do you think it's so tempting to put our faith in people over God?
3. What will stick with you about this passage?
1 comment:
1. Can you think of a situation where you trusted a person instead of God?
yes, you know those times, when you have a "gut feeling" that you should do something else instead of the way of a person?
2. Why do you think it's so tempting to put our faith in people over God?
we can actually see people and we can touch, smell people, while God, we cant see Him, and we cant smell Him.
3. What will stick with you about this passage?
the fact that i should trust God instead of trusting people sometimes.
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