WHO DO YOU TRUST?

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Psalm 9:9,10 : "The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed. A refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You."
 
So much is happening in the world today. But we still need to seek Him daily. Sometimes it's hard to trust the Lord when everything around us seems to be spinning out of control. But it is the very time to trust Him. God is the same as He has always been- we CAN trust Him.
 
We need to remember how God brought us through our last storm. Sometimes we have to remind ourselves just how faithful God has been in the past.
 
Ezekiel 33: 13 -- those who "trusts in his own righteousness and commits iniquity, none of his righteous works shall be remembered; but because of the iniquity that he has committed, he shall die."  When we begin to trust in our own righteousness, in our own works, our own selves- we begin to die spiritually. What are you trusting in- your own righteousness or God?
 
How many Christians today feel that they are secure? They put their trust in other things instead of in God. Many groups of Christians feel like they have arrived. They think they have all the truth and that they are safe and secure. They trust in their doctrines, in their works and their own righteousness.
 
Proverbs 3:5,6 tells us to "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."
 
Today is NOT a time to start putting our trust in ourselves. It is a time to put all our faith and trust in Jesus Christ. With the ever increasing storms that are upon mankind today- it is time to find our refuge and safe place in Him. He will take us through all that is coming upon the earth. He will keep His children safe- but we must begin NOW to put our faith and trust in Him, not in things that will pass away.
 
Who do YOU trust?
 
(Taken from Pastor Keith's message 7/7/2013)

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