Proverbs 3:5,6 Trust in God
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take” (NLT).
The building perched over the edge of the Grand Canyon, is Kolb Brothers’ Studio. In the early 1900s the Kolb brothers decided to base their photography and adventuring business at the Grand Canyon. By 1906, they had begun construction on their home, photography studio, and home base for their activities in this advantageous spot. It has expanded a lot since those early days, but their trust in the rocks of the wall of the Grand Canyon seems to have been justified. They had faith that the rock wall would remain as a firm and strong foundation for their building. The building is still there and serves as a museum, displaying much of their work and describing their many adventures in the Canyon.
The Kolb brothers put their faith and trust in the rock wall they built on and on the beauty of the Grand Canyon. It was a good thing to do. The building survived and their work flourished. It was a good thing for their lifetimes, but at their deaths that strong rock wall was no longer of any use to them. We have a rock that we can trust, not only for now, but also for eternity. His name is Jesus. He is omniscient—He knows everything. That’s right, He knows everything. He did create the universe, so He should know everything about it. He created mankind. So He should know everything about human beings. He loved you, and He loved me enough to die on a cross to provide forgiveness for all of our sins—every sin for everyone, so He knows everything about you, and He knows everything about me. I can trust Him to know, at all times, what is best for me. Why should I trust my ideas and strategies of life when the God of the Universe knows what is best and is willing to share that information with me? There are four very important words in the first sentence of today’s Scripture: “with all your heart.” That means, what He says, I do, because I can trust Him completely and have faith in Him totally. Now, I fibbed a little in the previous sentence. I don’t always do what He tells me to. When I don’t do what He says, it must mean that I think that I know better than He does what is best for me–that I am smarter than He is. Frankly, that’s a pretty stupid thing to do, but like all of us, sometimes we just want our way. The great thing is that He cares enough to pick us up, dust us off, and put us back on the right track, if we will let Him.
Thank you, Jesus, my everlasting Rock, and please forgive me for sinning—not listening to you.
