“Trust [rely on and have confidence] in the Lord and do good; Dwell in the land and feed [securely] on His faithfulness.”- Psalm 37:3 Amplified Bible
For this posting from The Trust Initiative, I have chosen this simple verse from the Psalms.
The Psalmist is King David, who had a heart after God. [1] No doubt thru his own experiences, David asks his readers to place their full trust in God and not in men, who are perishing like the lilies of the field that is here today and gone tomorrow. All of mankind is fading from this earth beginning on the day of their birth and are limited in what they can do. The Lord’s riches, wisdom and strength are limitless. In God we can trust both for things temporal and eternal, of the body and the soul, now and forevermore.
David follows his pitch for trusting the Lord by saying that we should “do good”. Now since Jesus said in Mark 10:18 that no one is good except God the Father, this implies than men are inherently NOT good at their core. Hence our need for forgiveness, aka, redemption. However, since God is good and we are his children, we are to emulate his goodness as we become closer to his heart. Our fruit will reveal our faithfulness.
Our trust in God is largely, if not exclusively, based on his faithfulness to us. We love because he first loved us. [2]Everything that is good and loving and kind and compassionate emanates from Almighty God. Salvation is designed to lead us to behaving like our Heavenly Father.
The final statement, I believe, is referring not just to the land we dwell on this side of heaven, but also in the heavenly realm. As sheep in their pasture would peacefully feed, we are to feed without fear on the faithfulness and goodness of our God. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing.
Richard Keller
Bread of Life Ministries
[1] 1 Samuel 13:14 & Acts 13:22
[2] 1 John 4:19
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