Do you know why a rose is so beautiful, yet has thorns? We do not know even the simpliest things at time, yet we sometimes want to refuse to trust God when he tells us to trust him. Help us Lord. We do not always understand things, help us to trust your wisdom and give us understanding.How to Draw Closer to God
Deuteronomy 9:23 (The Message)
The most recent was when God sent you out from Kadesh Barnea, ordering you: "Go. Possess the land that I'm giving you." And what did you do? You rebelled. Rebelled against the clear orders of God, your God. Refused to trust him. Wouldn't obey him. You've been rebels against God from the first day I knew you.
Notes: There is something interesting in this verse of scripture. It is the message the children of Israel are receiving before the cross over the Jordan. This is a reminder to them about their disobedience to God. What is interesting in this verse is it ties "trust" and "obedience" together.
Question: What does it say about trust and obeying?
Answer: The scripture says that children rebelled and because of that, they did not trust God. When they did not trust God they did not obey him. Trust and obedience is something that goes together. Is we say we trust God, then we will obey what he instrusts to do. The same is true on the opposite. If we do not trust God we will disobey him. When we do not trust God's word to be true, we do not obey it. When we do not trust that God will do what he says, we disobey him. Even our fears can make us lose trust. If we do not trust that God will take care of us, then we will disobey and trust ourselves and not God. To trust and obey goes hand in hand. This is one way of growing your relationship with God. When you trust him and believe what he says, then you will want to obey his word.
Prayer: Lord help us to trust you so that we willingly obey your word. Help us to obey even when we do not understand why we must do it a certain way. Help us trust your word is true and obey because you call us to. Amen.
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