Proverbs 3:5
Our Scripture for today is Proverbs 3:5.
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.”
This passage reminds me of the old farmer who, with his wife, attended a county fair. At the fair was a helicopter. The pilot asked the man to take a ride. After he hem-hawed, he finally agreed. Fifteen minutes later, the flight was over and the pilot asked the farmer what he thought about the flight. The farmer answered, “Well, to tell you the truth, I never did put my full weight on it.”
Many people trust God in exactly the same way. They go along for the ride, but never do put their whole weight on Him.
This proverb tells us what it means to trust God. To trust God means (1) to trust with all your heart and (2) to lean not on your own understanding.
We all know the story of Noah and the ark, but have you thought about how he showed he trusted God? He built an ark to escape a flood that no one had ever seen. His neighbors must have thought him crazy, as he worked on the giant boat for up to 120 years and no sign of rain or water appeared. Though he hadn’t seen the rain, God said it and that was good enough for him. Of course, the rain eventually came.
Those who trust God and lean not on their own understanding, seek first to know what God wants and then obey.
They put their whole weight on the plane. They know there is no other way to trust God.
I’m Lonnie Davis
And these are thoughts worth thinking.