DANGEROUS TRAP
Today's reading: Proverbs 29-30
"Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but to trust the Lord means safety." Proverbs 29:253 NLT
In a world where 'likes', followers, amassed contacts and 'thumbs ups' equate our value, worth and validity, we need to be aware how dangerous that kind of approval can be.
Trusting God means that we believe, fully and wholeheartedly, what His Word says.
When it says we are loved to the extent He would send His one and only Son--we can believe it!
When it says His forgiveness saves us to the uttermost--we can trust it to be true!
When it says He will repay evils done against us--we can know, for certain, that in time and in His way, it will be recompensed!
When it says eternity is the reward for those who believe in and trust Him--we can take that assurance to the bank!
But when we determine who we are, how valuable we are to society and how popular we are among other sinners--we set ourselves up to be caught in a dangerous trap.
One that is ever evolving. One that controls the controller. One that changes on a whim. One that lures with poisonous bait.
But to trust the Lord--that is our peace...our hope...our joy...our safety.
