The Importance in trusting God

Grounds for trust in God

Trust in God’s power and strength

Exodus 14:31 “Thus Israel saw the great work which the Lord had done in Egypt; so the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord and His servant Moses.”

2 Timothy 1:12 NKJV

For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.

See also 2 Sa 22:1–3; Ps 9:9–10; Ps 115:9–11; Ps 144:1–2

Trust in God’s unfailing love

Psalm 13:5 NKJV

But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

Ex 15:13 “You in Your mercy have led forth The people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength To Your holy habitation.”

Ps 17:7 “Show Your marvelous loving kindness by Your right hand, O You who save those who trust in You From those who rise up against them.”

; Ps 21:7 “For the king trusts in the Lord, And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.”

; Ps 33:18; Ps 52:8; Ps 147:11

Trust in God’s salvation

Isaiah 12:2 NKJV

Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’ ”

See also 1 Sa 17:37; Ps 22:4–5; Ps 40:2–3; Is 25:9

Trust nurtured by God’s revealed truth

Proverbs 22:19–21 NKJV

So that your trust may be in the Lord; I have instructed you today, even you. Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge, That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth, That you may answer words of truth To those who send to you?

See also Ps 18:30; Ps 119:42; Pr 30:5; Jn 12:36; Jn 14:1–3

Expressions of trust in God

Praise and worship

Psalm 4:5 NKJV

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in the Lord.

Psalm 28:7 NKJV

The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him.

Psalm 28:7 NKJV

The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him.

; Ps 64:10; Da 3:28

Perseverance in faith

Is 7:4–7; Je 51:46–47; 2 Th 1:4; Heb 10:35–36; Heb 12:2–3; Jas 1:12; Jas 5:11

Holding on to God’s promise

1 Ki 8:56–57; Ps 130:5; Ac 26:7; Ro 4:20–21; Col 1:5

Jesus Christ’s trust in the Father

Luke 23:46 NKJV

And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last.

See also Ps 31:5; Ps 22:8; Mt 27:43; Heb 2:13; Is 8:17

King Hezekiah’s trust in God

2 Kings 18:5–7 NKJV

He trusted in the Lord God of Israel, so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor who were before him. For he held fast to the Lord; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord had commanded Moses. The Lord was with him; he prospered wherever he went. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

See also 2 Ki 18:30; 2 Ki 19:14–19; 2 Ch 32:20

Further examples of trust in God

Ru 2:12 Ruth; 1 Ch 5:20 the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Manasseh; Da 3:17 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego; Da 6:23 Daniel; Zep 3:12 the meek and humble; Ac 14:23 members of the NT churches

The results of trusting in God

Peace

Isaiah 26:3–4 NKJV

You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, For in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength.

See also Ro 15:13

Security

Psalm 37:3 NKJV

Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

See also Ps 32:10; Ps 125:1; Pr 29:25; Is 28:16; Is 57:13

Protection from danger

Ps 25:1–3; Ps 31:14–15; Ps 32:7; Ps 33:18–22; Ps 91:1–4

Freedom from fear

Psalm 27:1 NKJV

The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?

See also Ps 23:4; Ps 34:4; Ps 56:3–4; Ps 56:10–11; Ps 112:7

Prosperity

Pr 28:25 In the OT material prosperity is often seen as a sign of the spiritual wealth that belongs to those who trust God; Pr 16:20; Je 17:7–8

Strength

Is 30:15; Is 40:29–31

Physical life

Ps 25:20; Je 39:18; Je 49:11

Trust in people

God’s servants entrusted with responsibility

1 Corinthians 4:1–2 NKJV

Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.

See also Lk 16:1–2; 1 Th 2:4; 2 Ti 1:14

Trust at home and work

Pr 31:10–11 A good wife gives her husband confidence; Tt 2:10 Employees should be trustworthy.

Examples of trusting others

Genesis 39:4 NKJV

So Joseph found favor in his sight, and served him. Then he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority.

See also Ge 41:39–40; Ex 19:9 Moses to be trusted by Israel; 1 Ch 9:22 the gatekeepers appointed by David and Samuel; Ne 2:6 Nehemiah is trusted by Artaxerxes to return to Jerusalem; Da 5:29–6:2 Daniel given responsibility; Php 2:25 Paul’s confidence in Epaphroditus; 2 Ti 2:2 Timothy to find others to be entrusted to teach the gospel

Continued trust in those who fail

Jon 3:1–2 God re-appoints Jonah despite earlier disobedience.

See also Jn 21:15 Jesus Christ reinstates Peter after his denial; Ac 15:37–39 Barnabas gives John Mark a second chance.