Trust

We're back home following a pleasant trip yesterday; the trees in the mountains are turning colorful and the views were fabulous.

I was reading another of the "back-of-the-toilet" devotional books at the lake house, and regarding Psalm 146: 3-6 I read a new thought about trust. Dennis Kinlaw, the author, said that for the Hebrews the concept of trusting someone was not "blind trust" or "a leap of faith," but rather a settled confidence based on knowing the person you're trusting. Knowing him or her so well, in fact, that you can predict what he or she will do in a given situation. For example, after 47+ years of marriage I absolutely know that Chuck will be faithful to me, so of course I trust him. Taking that thought to an even higher level, which Psalm 146 does, when we know God well enough to be able to predict how He will respond to situations, trusting Him is logical and sensible. (Now, to be honest, He is still Mystery, and His ways aren't always clear to us. Rarely, in fact. But we have the settled confidence that He is good, smart, makes no mistakes, never gets pushed into a corner, loves us unconditionally, and is fully committed to the process of our total salvation.) He is, in fact, trustworthy.

Psalm 146:5,6: "But happy are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God. He is the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He is the one who keeps every promise forever." Good news!

We didn't get to see grandson Justin on this trip because he was busy being on the Homecoming court at Spring Arbor University where he's a junior. He's also the events coordinator for campus, so it was a busy time for him. We're looking forward to being all together at Christmas time.

I mentioned the other day about singing and praying with Gavin and Calli at bedtime. Every evening when we're sleeping in the same house the routine is the same. We always sing the same song, and often I think it's so comprehensive that more prayers might be superfluous, although we do take turns praying anyway. I can't remember which band or singer taught us this song, but here it is:

Father, blessed Father, lead and guide us for Your name's sake;
Keep us in the shelter of Your presence 'til we see Your face. Amen.

Thanks for your love and prayers.
Carol