Trust

II Chronicles 14: Then Asa called to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; so help us, O Lord our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O Lord, You are our God; let not man prevail against You.” So the Lord routed the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.

TRUST is something we all experience in life.  Either we have been trusted by someone – an employer, our children, our parents – or we place our trust in someone – our employer, our parents, our spouses.  And early on, we realize who it is that is trustworthy…and who is not.

This action, of placing our trust in another, is a crucial part of living life to its fullest.  And placing our trust in God is vital to life, period.  But if those in whom we’ve trusted have failed us, disappointed us, or downright abandoned us, it’s hard to trust anyone at all…including God.

In the verses above, there’s a battle going on between those with power…and those with none. Those without power call upon God for help, verbalizing their trust in Him and his great name.  They declare that He is their God.  And God sends the powerful away, and saves the weak.

That’s the kind of God we serve.  Trust is the firm belief in the reliability of someone, in their ability and strength.  

God is worthy of our trust, even when we are absolutely being pressed on every side by forces more powerful than we are. 

When we are weak…He is strong.