Trust in the Lord
Trust in the Lord
Proverbs 3:5
VERSE: (5) Trust in the LORD with all thine heart … and he shall direct thy paths.
Introduction/Porch
As we journey in life we develop trust in some many things or people other than God. As a child, our first instinct is to trust our mother. Our mother is the first person we hear and feel since our inception and while she nurtures us in the womb of her belly. We can hear the rhythmic palpations of her heart as it drives the fluid of life into our developing bodies. We can hear the soothing sounds of her voice as she talks to other and her unborn child in her. After birth, we start develop trust for our fathers, brother, sisters, grandparent, and other family members and friends. As we journey in life our people may loose our trust or gain our trust. During our lives we have put our trust in some many things, such as.
o Parents
o they will be there to raise, teach, nurture, and spend time with us for our entire lives
o Help you throw school
o That they love you and won’t harm you in any way
o Family
o No matter what we do, we expect them to support us and have our backs.
o Phrase – blood is thicker than water…
o Friends
o They will be there for you during the thick and thin
o The people who know what you do when you go out and won’t judge you for your wrong doing
o If you gotta brawl, you’ll know they’ll be right there taking blows or giving them
o That person would be your best-man or maid of honor at your wedding
o Give you five dollars if you need it.
o Spouses/Girl or boyfriends
o That person would be your first, your last, your everything – Barry White
o Won’t cheat on you
o Support and help build you when you’re down
o Give you what you need when you need it…
o Be a partner in raising your children, if you have some
o Children
o That they love you and will never forsake you
o That they’ll be obedient and honor you
o That they will be honest
o That they’ll be there fore you when you get old
o Jobs
o It will provide the check you expect will be there
o It will be there and not going away
o Reliable
o Money
o That it will take care of your needs
§ Happiness, financial, and recreational
o One day be overflowing
These are examples of trust we put into things or people that we believe will always be there in our journey of life. Do you trust in those things, if not, where does your trust lie and where is it taking you?
Sermon
Proverbs is a book that was written by Solomon, the son of David. When Solomon was younger, God asked him what he wanted, Solomon said he wanted to be wise. God gave him this desire and blessed him with wisdom more than he thought he could have. This verse was written by the wisest man that ever lived, but it wasn’t Solomon’s but the God, with infinite wisdom, who divinely inspired Solomon to write this verse of scripture that has transcended through time for us to apply in our lives.
Proverbs is used to ask many life questions, such as:
1. What is God's will for my life?
2. How can I be a wiser Christian?
3. What should I teach my children?
4. What is wrong with this generation?
5. How can I be happy and successful?
6. What kind of woman (or man) should I marry?
7. How can I defeat sexual temptation?
8. Why do I have money problems?
9. What are the priorities of a godly life?
10. How should I treat others?
11. How can I get ahead on the job?
Trust = batach (baw takh); verb
1. Trust – imperative mood, which means a command or an order
a. (Qal) - is the active voice as opposed to passive voice. An example of passive voice would be “You will trust …” The ‘Qal’ verb phrase counts for 66.7% of the verb phrases in the bible
i. to trust, trust in
ii. to have confidence, be confident
iii. to be bold
iv. to be secure
b. (Hiphil)
i. to cause to trust, make secure
2. (TWOT) to feel safe, be careless
3. Steve Smith
a. I see it as the highest level of faith. Once we are steadfast in faith, we begin to "believe" that God is going to do what we have petitioned him for. But, there comes a time when you begin to "trust" God and actually KNOW that He's going to work things out for you.
b. Natural trust: to believe with expectancy that people will do accordingly to their word. So, for a man to come to God, he must first believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Hebrew 11:6
c. Trust leads to certainty AND assurance
1. First Mention: Deuteronomy 28:52 – trust in the high and fenced walls that we trust
a. Moses told people if they didn’t hearken unto God and ob serve his commandments and statutes then the high and fenced walls, which we trust, shall be besieged and torn down by a nation of fierce countenance
b.
2. Security/Protection
a. Psalms 56:3-4 (when enemies come against you)
i. When people or things try to take you out, or when things try to prevail against you. God is your protection
b. Psalms 28:7 – Lord is my strength and my shield
c. Psalms 91:2 – God is my refuge and my fortress
i. Refuge – my hope and shelter
ii. Fortress – defense, strong hold, strong place
1. I need a castle around me
d. Psalms 112:7 – Fearless
i. Characteristic of a Good (kind and gracious) man: Psalms 112:5
ii. We should not be put in fear or frightened by reports of adversity, distress, tcalamity or affliction
iii. Trust in the lord subjecting my will to be firm or stable in the lord
3. Dependability
a. Psalms 22:4-5 (confounded = disappointed)
b. Scholars say this is the Messianic Psalm of David fortelling the coming of the Christ. In verses 1-3, David indicates he has been forsaken, and feels like God is far from helping him. However, reminds that God is holy and habits the praise of Israel, and indicates how his ancestors trusted in God.
c. We must trust in God and know he will never disappoint us
d. When we are in despair God, God truly deliver us out
e. God will always make a way when we cannot see a way
4. Confidence in the Lord: Judges 9:26
a. Isaiah 31:1
i. Trust in things rather trusting God
1. Trust in chariots – What things provide us support and the things we want to carry (or support) us
2. Trust in horsemen – What things do we trust that seem more powerful and can protect us? Instead of God…
b. Your confidence should not be in the people that do things for you, but in God
i. Psalms 146:3
ii. We have confidence in people? Such as family, friends, and children
5. Because of Trust we will gain …
a. None will be like you who trust in the Lord (Set apart)
i. 2 King 18:5
ii. King Hezekiah, did what was right in the sight of the Lord and he trusted in God and there was no king like among all the kings of Judah, nor any before him
iii. Hezekiah followed closely after God, and never stopped following God
iv. He took heed and observed God’s laws
v. God prospered Hezekiah every where he went
b. Trust – leads to stability
i. Psalms 26:1
ii. Psalms 125:1 – (mount zion) stable and established (cannot be removed) forever
c. Provision – Psalms 37:3
i. Proverbs 28:25
d. Future pursuits = commit they way
i. Psalms 37:4-5
e. Sustains you
i. Psalms 52:8
ii. In autumn, the olives were harvested by beating the branches with a stick. Some were left on the tree for the poor (Deut. 24:20). Olives were grown chiefly for their oil, which was used in cooking. The oil was also used for fueling lamps, grooming the hair and skin, and for religious rites. Olive wood was used for Solomon’s temple (1 Kin. 6:23, 31–33), and olive branches formed booths for feast days (Neh. 8:15). An olive tree does not bear fruit until its fifteenth year, but it grows for hundreds of years
iii. Mercy – trust in the favor, loving kindness and goodness of God to take care of you forever
6. Guidance: Proverbs 3:6
i. Direct you path – keep your direction (or journey) straight)