He is with us even in the valley of the shadow of death (Psalm 23:4).Īre you banking on God’s grace? Is He your hope? Try recounting the ways He has been faithful as He’s promised. He answers us in our distress (Psalm 20:1). He keeps every promise He has made to us (1 Kings 8:56). He cannot lie, He can only do good, and He is bound by the lovingkindness that defines Him. He is the most trustworthy guide we could have as pilgrims on a long journey. All through life, other companions may abandon us, disappoint us, or lead us down the wrong path - but not the Lord. You see, we were meant to live in the confidence of knowing the trustworthiness of God. “Those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you” (Psalm 9:10). We will consider who He always was and who He always will be we will know Him. When we know the character of God, we won’t rely on feelings, empty promises or blind faith. He was no stranger to the lack of trustworthiness in our broken world, and neither were many other people whom God loved and included in the story of redemption.Įncountering betrayal from others on our journey won’t threaten to derail us if we grasp that God is the only One who is truly trustworthy. In fact, Jesus Himself knew the sting of abandonment from those He shared His life with most (Matthew 26:14-16 Matthew 26:56b). Remember Joseph, betrayed by his brothers and left in Pharaoh’s dungeon (Genesis 37:28 Genesis 39:19-21)? Then there’s Paul, who was abandoned by Demas (2 Timothy 4:10). What a relief it is that God’s Word tells honestly of the ways His faithful servants also experienced disappointment, betrayal and broken promises in the past. But let’s not sugarcoat this: Trustworthiness can be so rare as we walk with other sinful, broken pilgrims on this journey of life. Some of us have grown thick-skinned along the way, and now we enter relationships with one eye on the exit, our hands clenching the steering wheel. Some of us have known the sting of choosing to be vulnerable only to experience a break of trust. It’s easy to enjoy companionship but hard not to worry about that same companion leaving us, betraying us, or going back on his or her word. It’s easier to profess feelings of adoration than it is to be unguarded in a relationship. We can say the words “I love you” to a friend or our spouse, but we struggle to live the words “I trust you” due to our pride and self-sufficiency. The older I get, the more I’m convinced that true trust is almost rarer than love. “And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.” Psalm 9:10 (ESV)
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