Because We Trust

Psalm 33 says, Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. For our heart rejoices in Him, Because we trust in His holy name.

There’s a reason for our rejoicing.  We don’t just rejoice and give praise to hear ourselves sing or see our hands raised.  We rejoice in response to something.  And that something is trust.

Trust is an act of our will.  We choose that in which we trust.  When we’ve been disappointed in a person, when we have been betrayed, we lose our trust in that relationship.  It’s broken, and often unable to heal or mend.

However, the Lord is our help and shield.  This means he never disappoints.  There are times when I have felt momentary disappointment in God when he doesn’t answer a prayer for me, but as I’ve grown older I realize that as a good Father he knows best, and I trust in that knowledge.

When our hearts finally settle in and trust that He is good, He is faithful, and He is love and actually for us – not against us – we can rejoice.

Why?

Because we trust in his holy name.