Vs. 4-“Blessed is that person who makes the Lord their trust…”
Who have you been trusting in? How has that been working for you? Well, if you have been trusting in anything or anyone more than the Lord, then you are not blessed according to this verse of the Bible. The world wants us to trust in it. Obama and many others want us to trust in the government. There is always someone or something advertising its wares and ways that can be trusted to make everything all right. Don’t believe them. If we are trusting in anything other than the Lord we have put our hopes in a bag full of holes. Money can’t buy us blessing, secure protection, love from God, or peace, joy, kindness, humility, or any other heavenly gift. Only a solid relationship with Jesus can do these and many more benefits. Jeremiah 31: 1-6 at least, reminds us of our God’s faithful, steady, constant love. There is no one who is more loving toward us, good in all their doings, and extremely wise and powerful as the Lord our God.
There may be people in your life who have the power to help you in certain situations, but they lack the love or will to do so. Still again, there may be others around you who want to help you with all their hearts, but they lack the power to do it. Not so with Jesus, He has the love and the power to do anything that is according to His will for those who trust in Him. He promises to love us and always do what is right for our lives in every situation. And without fail he will show Himself mighty if He is our only trust.
Vs. 4b-“…and does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.”
When dealing with Scripture, the purest and deadliest form of “pride” is anyone or anything that says, “Don’t listen to God or His word, we have a better way.” If you ever hear this idea, whether directly or implied by someone, run for your life. This is “pride” about to try and take you down an evil road. Any idea that lifts itself above the teachings of the Bible is evil. There is a saying that goes like this, “To l-i-v-e backwards is e-v-i-l.” I don’t think this is a coincidence. To put our trust in anyone or anything other than the Lord is living backwards according to the maker of heaven and earth.
The word teaches us to, “Let God be true and every man a liar.” For example, this means if the word tell us not to partake in sex outside of marriage (fornication, sexual immorality, adultery), but the world promotes it as a “do what ever your heart tells you, go ahead and enjoy it, you only live once.” Someone is lying and you had better believe it’s not God. These are “the proud who turn aside to lies.” You can go with the culture and be judged as evil along with it, or you can believe God and follow Him. You can’t do both and expect to be blessed or rewarded with good.
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