December 24, 2024 – It Is A Matter Of TRUST

It Is A Matter Of TRUST
December 24, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 31:11-14
 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    Trust. It’s something people often take for granted until they no longer have it. Trust signifies that people believe in you. Trust is a virtue that, once lost, is often difficult to regain. However, we all need others to trust in us.

    Lemuel is told that when he finds the right girl, someone he can trust, she is worth more than all the spoils of war. Complete trust brings about a sense of peace in the heart of a person. Trust means there is someone you can believe in, and someone who also believes in you.

    We often view trust as something we must earn, when, in fact, it’s something that is given away. If we’ve just met, and you asked to borrow my car, there’s a good chance that won’t happen. I don’t know you, and therefore, I don’t know if I can trust you. Once I get to know you, it’s up to me to decide if I want to place my trust in you or not. You can do all you want to earn my trust, but if I choose not to give it, there’s nothing you can do.

    To give the gift of your trust to someone else is truly a great and wonderful thing. To give it to someone who may be unworthy of your trust is an act of grace. God gave us the name of His Son and trusts that we will do those things that bring honor to Him. Did we earn His trust? No. So, do we serve Him to repay Him? Again, no. We serve Him because He loves us so much and trusts us with His gospel and His name.

    He gave us His trust and the name “Christian,” meaning Christ-like when we didn’t deserve it. Therefore, as the women in this chapter, we too should do good and not evil for the sake of the name entrusted to us. We must ensure that those around us see our Lord and Saviour in the best possible light.     

 

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

     God has entrusted us with His name and gospel. What are we doing with that trust? Today is a great day to show God that He did not place His trust in us in vain. We should live, work, and rejoice in this trust we have been given.

What will you do with the TRUST
God has shown towards you?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: December 24, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
  1 John 4 – Jude
  Proverbs 31:11-14

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Zechariah 1-3
  Revelation 18