King David had seen battles, bears, and giants who carried spears and wanted him dead. Yet in all these conflicts, he knew how to trust in God. He wrote, “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.” (Psalm 20:7)
The meaning of this verse is that in his battles, even with a giant, he didn’t depend on his own weapons, he knew to lean on God.
Trust is not a natural thing. We need to know that things will work out as they should. Once as I was on a plane about to take off, there was a lady sitting across the aisle from me and she started weeping. She was openly, but silently crying. The flight attendant stooped beside her and tried to give her assurance. Finally, she encouraged the lady to take an anti-anxiety pill. Between her tears, the lady responded, “I already have.”
When we sit in a chair, we want to know that it will hold us. When we take a trip, we want to know that our car is able to bring us back home safely. When we fly on a plane, we have to trust and have confidence that the plane will bring us home safely. The need to trust is all around us.
Trust is also a fundamental aspect of our relationship with God. We are called to trust in God’s plan for our lives and trust that He will guide us in the right direction. Trust in God means that we surrender our fears and doubts, and put our faith in His promises. Proverbs 3:5-6 says “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Trusting in God will bring peace.
As God’s children, we should not trust our chairs or our cars more than we trust God.
Lonnie Davis