STUDIES FROM BRETHREN IN CHRIST

4/16/2017 ~ Trust

⛅   trust1am.mp3 (42m 46s) trust2pm.mp3 (46m 38s)   Trust.pptx Darkness has no belonging. In the light of God each one must answer to the trust buried deep in our hearts. Trust is what builds a soul. Is the choice that gives joy one of temporary carnal pleasures or spiritually more edifying and endlessly enduring? Broken trust is why we have become the abomination that we are. If we honor the lie we miss the truth. Trust is like a puzzle and it involves our deepest desires. Relationships, Money, Education, Government, Medical, etc. issues. Many men crawl on their bellies searching for sustenance as they slither through their almost unconscious desperate life. Once they obtain their possession, they hide among associates unaware of the damaged goods or wounded souls left behind. The only salvation for such is to stand and listen. If fortunate enough to be humble without violence, and prodding from others not to take it, realization may come; realization that anger cannot cover misery but only increase it. As such, truth becomes one’s greatest weapon and fear the worst enemy. Trust outside self rises to a higher level allowing true liberty to arrive while in mortal bondage. The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him. ~ Nahum 1:7 The greatest trust one can have is in God Himself. How can one find trust in what decays? And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; ... ~ Psalms 9:10 ... name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, ... ~ Philippians 2:9-11 Knowing the name of God is knowing who He is and what He desires has surly been revealed in Christ. By seeking Him is to know Him. Blessed is that man who makes the LORD his trust, ... ~ Psalms 40:4 When God becomes greater than all material and submission is above all persons, trust is rightfully placed. The brazen have always tried to steal the means of the meek. "Behold, you trust in lying words that cannot profit." ~ Jeremiah 7:8 How can one obtain peace if the lie becomes greater than then the truth? No one calls for justice, Nor does any plead for truth. ... ~ Isaiah 59:4 Spinning in a vacuum of deception, the self-proclaimed have no eternal foundation. Where truth is absent there is no justice. ... Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help. ~ Psalms 146:2-3 Thus says the LORD: "Cursed is the man who trusts in man And makes flesh his strength, Whose heart departs from the LORD." ~ Jeremiah 17:5                                                          ┗► Evil has no color but dark. No man is higher than what God Himself can do, for each one of us in His promise of salvation, when one turns to Him. Much of what we trust in is what we hope for. Does one hope for those carnal things that displease God, ignoring or abandoning His clearly defined goodness, that is found in Him and His word? ... Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. ~ Psalms 37:3-5 Trusting in the Lord is also rejoicing in Him. Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, ... ~ Proverbs 3:5-6                                       ┏► Love carries all that is eternal. That elusive peace beyond understanding is an anchor one holds to as God’s gift to true believers. ┗► The thread of the heart reaches into heaven.          Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, ... ~ 1st Peter 5:6-7 Trust in God believes He lifts us in tests that bring us to be who He wants us to be. ... Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. ~ 1st Peter 5:8-9 Awareness often surrenders to deception     ● Be sober     ● Be vigilant     ● Resist the devil      While watchful the storm rages chasing the righteous across the sea of sin. Success is not a measure of earthly quantifications. Success is a spirit of joy’s peace for love’s emancipation. Success is the bond to give one’s heart away out of any stingy center. Dreams may never come true where many battle the loss of all those most extraordinary hopes. To stand on the bottom is to reach the top. Success is leaving a piece of yourself for the enrichment of others. ... Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. ~ Psalms 56:3-4 So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word. ~ Psalms 119:42 Trusting the Lord should be on all of our horizons. He rises above all that is despicable. His word gives us the wisdom of protection. ┏► Not forgetting true essence divides the real from the insincere. ... The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance. He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD. ~ Psalms 112:6-7 Belief is an action that remains certain   The Righteous            ⮡  Will never be shaken                   ⮡  in:                        ● Lasting remembrance                          ● Not afraid of evil                        ● Heart is steadfast                        ● Trusting in the LORD It is love for God that unites us in the eternal rewards that He offers. ... God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ... ~ Isaiah 12:2                                       ┗► Longsuffering rides along in pursuit of a higher cause. God and regarding His personal sacrifice is synonymous with salvation and the strength it brings. The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the LORD shall be safe. ~ Proverbs 29:25 Man has traps around every corner that steal joy and happiness. Mankind is but of a shipwreck lost in the fog without a rudder; keeless. Only in a true steadfast faith is the sanctuary of a heart’s security and safety. It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man. ~ Psalms 118:8-9 No man has the power of God nor the mercy He extends. ... no herd in the stalls - Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. ~ Habakkuk 3:17-18                      God persistently waits. ◄┓ As Job lost all, though hardships loom, His love remains. ┗► Faithfulness in life over all loss.                  Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. ~ James 4:7 But as for me, I trust in You, O LORD; I say, "You are my God." ~ Psalms 31:14 It is each souls quest to honor the Lord and His spoken word is where spiritual protection arises. Beyond the material trust has supernal qualities ● The LORD knows those who trust in Him ● The LORD does not forsake those who seek Him ● Blessings come upon those who trusts in the LORD ● Do not put your trust in princes or in a son of man ● Feed on His faithfulness & commit your way to Him ● Humble yourselves and cast all your cares upon Him    ● Be sober, vigilant; Resist the devil, steadfast in faith ● The righteous’ heart is steadfast trusting in God ● Praise His word and trust in God ● Trust in God’s salvation removes fear ● Trust in the LORD more than your self ● Trust in the LORD over putting confidence in man ● Submit to God; Resist the devil and he will flee Trust has no doubt. Darkness has nowhere to believe. God’s truth has risen to the brightest mountaintop. It is man’s attempts to distort His given truths that buries the people in the valleys of despair. ┗► Misgivings of honesty tear from tranquil spirits.                                   So Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God. ~ Mark 11:22 As soul spirits we need to take heart in what reality shows us in that seeds grow and so each one’s spiritual growth is nurtured by belief. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for; ... ~ Hebrews 11:1 True faith reaches out beyond us in a presence we hope for where love is greater than any can know as it gives life itself to all. ... "Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?" ~ Mark 4:40                                                 ┏► Desperation does rattle the nerves. Do we hang on the edge to where our faith is challenged by fear over security in Him?                        ┗► The bondage of flesh exposes our greatest weaknesses. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; ... ~ Philippians 4:6-7 Faith can sometimes be challenged by those things that weigh down and beat upon our hearts. ... "Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!" ~ Mark 10:24 Clinging to the material can be an anchor trapping a soul from truly being free.                                                                      ┏► Greed overwhelms mercy against His command. Those who trust in their wealth And boast in the multitude of their riches, None of them can by any means redeem his brother, ... ~ Psalms 49:6-7 All men live in mortal poverty. ... in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. ~ 1st Timothy 6:17 Everyone’s greatest mortal quality is ignorance. ◄┓                                           Rich can be a relative term. Rich in knowledge may not necessarily mean rich in truth if not in accord with what God has declared over what man has devised. Truth is written on the hearts, from the Holy Spirit, where conscious reveals genuineness over callous rejection of what is found in His goodness and delivery of universal truth. Guard what was committed to your trust, ... ~ 1st Timothy 6:20-21 We should see God’s established truth as precious not to be discarded for popular whims as this does not honor Him. Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as some others, epistles of commendation to you ... ~ 2nd Corinthians 3:1                                 ┏► Perversions arise without regard for His holiness. Is it to elevate man by man or is it to glorify God in the highest? Do we look to our own interests or strive at our best to keep the integrity of His word? For not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends. ~ 2nd Corinthians 10:18 It is God that approves the actions of man and in fact He condemns man’s actions bent to glorify man over God. The letter of a man declares his character written on his heart. ... clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, ... ~ 2nd Corinthians 3:2-3 It is the fire of each heart that shines unto the Lord. He awakens us to His living way where death no longer has dominion over us. And we have such trust through Christ toward God. ~ 2nd Corinthians 3:4 No embrace is tighter than His love for us, and so we love Him. It is not by an act of insecurity that we come to God, but for the promise of eternal life for those that overcome desires that defeat a compassionate heart.       ┗► His Love has been given beyond measure. ... our sufficiency is from God, who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; ... ~ 2nd Corinthians 3:5-6 One humble heart has more value than all the dead books that blow across the ages of time. ... if the ministry of death ... was glorious ... how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious? ~ 2nd Corinthians 3:7-8 The Holy Spirit touches us all and can only be noticed by those humble in the air of His greatness. For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory. ~ 2nd Corinthians 3:9 The LORD redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned. ~ Psalms 34:22 No glory is greater than His sacrifice bringing souls to the threshold of eternal presence. Our faith is trust in Him. There is light at the end of the tunnel for all who believe. Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead, ... ~ 2nd Corinthians 1:9-10 And the LORD shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, And save them, Because they trust in Him. ~ Psalms 37:40 Only God has the power to save souls. Our choices in life will come to His judgment as we rise from the earth to face His light. Our faith is in this resurrection to eternal life. The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and trust in Him. ... ~ Psalms 64:10 Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust Him. ~ Proverbs 30:5 The shield of the Lord protects our hearts. Trust is where love meets God ● Jesus tells us to have faith in God ● Faith is trust in God to come ● Trust in Him guards the heart from anxiety ● Trusting in riches blocks entrance to His kingdom ● Money cannot redeem a life ● Trust in God who gives all wealth ● We need to guard the precious truth given of God ● One cannot commend oneself; God gives approval ● The word strengthens the spirit of one’s heart ● Faith establishes trust through Christ toward God ● Our sufficiency comes by the Spirit of God ● Ministry of righteousness exceeds condemnation ● Do not trust in oneself but in God who raises the dead   Trust in Him has many Rewards         Shield                             Blessed       Rising Spirit Safety     Salvation         Deliverance           Security               Redemption Refuge Help                           Happy Strength TRUST       Fearless           Gladness     Stronghold   Preservation               Sanctuary   Direction         Endurance         Commitment   Respect   Steadfastness       Relationship Trust lifts the spirit. 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