It Takes Courage to Have Faith
Trust and Obey is a well know song that I remember singing in church as a kid. Of course, there are some older than I, whom I’m sure also remember it. It has been around since 1887 after all.
To trust and obey can be hard.
Especially if we have had people break our trust. And this happens too often. People are only human, and we live in a fallen world after all.
So, what is trust? It is the reliance on character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something. It is placing our confidence in this person or thing. Faith is a big part of trust. We have to have faith if we are going to trust. Having faith in something can be scary. It is the expectation of something not yet experienced.
Trust requires courage.
We need to have trust and faith if we are going to obey.
Obeying is acting according to what we have been asked or ordered to do by someone, or to behave according to a rule, law, or instruction. It means to follow, comply, observe, or adhere to.
Obedience requires trust.
All of us have had people break our trust. This can lead to disobedience. As people, we should do everything in our power to do what we say we will to build trust. We should use Jesus as our example. He never did anything to break our trust.
God’s love never fails.
In Psalm 136, we’re given a whole list of examples of this.
- He works great miracles
- He made the sky
- He stretched out the earth and the oceans
- He made the sun for the day
- He made the stars and the moon for night
- He rescued Israel from Egypt
- He took them through the Red Sea on dry ground
- He destroyed the Egyptian king
- He led His people through the desert
- He defeated kings
- He gave Israel their land
- He rescues them from their enemies
Faith, trust, hope … what’s next?
Do you have the courage to obey God and His commands?
