Apr 28 2022
Today's Bible Verse
In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
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David wrote Psalm 56 when the Philistines, who were enemies of Israel, seized him. David was oppressed and hurt by them, but reminded himself over and over again to trust in the Lord. As this verse shows, he remembered how faithful the Lord had been to him and that the Lord was in control of everything. We'll look at verse 11, which comes near the end of the Psalm and has many takeaways for us today.
David made the conscious decision to trust in the Lord. Trusting in God is not automatic; it is something that we make a decision to do. Often, this is a decision that we make again and again, just as David reminded himself—three times in this Psalm—that he would trust in the Lord.
What this means is that if we struggle to trust in God, we should not feel bad or blame ourselves for our feelings. Instead, we should resolve, over and over again, to continue to lean into the Lord. Sometimes, when I'm in a difficult circumstance, I'll have to say aloud several times an hour, I trust you, God. And that's okay. Verbally articulating our trust in the Lord is like training our hearts and minds to obey Him. It's saying that regardless of our emotions at the moment, we will keep trusting God.
We have ample reason to trust the Lord. In the second half of this Psalm, David says that he will not be afraid of what "man" can do to him. He is contrasting the power of man with the sovereignty of God. David knows that there is no other person who is in control of his circumstances or his life—God is in control of everything. Because God is good and loving, David does not have to be afraid.
Just like David, we also do not have to be afraid. We can trust God in every circumstance, including those that we don't understand, because God is always faithful and always loving. He will never leave us, and nothing can happen to us that brings into question God's love for us. Because of this, we can trust in Him.
Dear Lord, I thank you for your sovereign goodness. I thank you for loving me so much and for always caring for me. Help me to honor you by trusting you well, even in circumstances that are challenging. I love you, Lord. In Jesus' name, amen.
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