“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, and strength to your bones.”
December 13, 2023
Why is it difficult for us to trust the Lord with all our hearts? It’s hard to trust someone you don’t know. I mean, if a perfect stranger were to walk up to you today and say, “Will you do something for me?” What’s your first question? “What is it?” If Joyce were to say to me, “Adrian will you do something for me?” I might say, “What is it?” And then she might say to me, “Just trust me.” I’d say, “Yes.” Do you know why? I know her that well. I can trust her because I know her.
You can’t trust someone you don’t know. If you’re having difficulty trusting the Lord, you have not learned to know Him and love Him. To know Him is to love Him. And then to love Him is to trust Him. And then to trust Him is to obey Him. And to obey Him is to be blessed. So, it begins with knowing the Lord, and if you’re having difficulty trusting the Lord, may I suggest that you spend some time getting to know the Lord. We’re not to trust our own understanding. So many times, we want to say, “Well, this is the way I think.” Very frankly, we make a terrible mistake when we trust our own understanding.
Spend some time in God’s Word getting to know Him better.
Learn to walk with Jesus moment by moment each day.
The 365 daily readings in this devotional were developed directly from the sound biblical teaching of Pastor Adrian Rogers. His way of simply stating the truth of Jesus Christ is unparalleled. Page after page you’ll get something new to think about and to talk to God about in your moments with Him.