Who Can We Trust?

 

Who can we trust? Hopefully our immediate family members. Hopefully a few close friends. Maybe a neighbor or two. Hopefully your doctor. Maybe service companies that come into your home to fix a problem. 

There aren't many we can trust. We have to be very careful who we put our trust in. We can't trust what we read. We can't trust what we see on television or online. Even after researching and studying to find truth we can't be sure it is the truth.

There are a number of times "trustworthy" appears in the Bible. There are four verses written by the Apostle Paul that are trustworthy words. The Bible is the only place we can believe the words are true. All God's Word is trustworthy and worthy to be cemented in our hearts.

The following trustworthy sayings can be applied to our life and help us through each day:

1 Timothy 1:15: "Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." 

1 Timothy 4:8-9: "Godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance."

2 Timothy 2:11-12: "Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him; if we endure, we will also reign with Him."

Titus 3:8: "This is a trustworthy saying . . . that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good."

"Thus, we have the root of salvation in free grace; next, the privileges of that salvation in our present life and in that to come; and we have the two great teachings regarding our suffering with Christ and our serving with Him, both filled with the blessings of the Spirit. May we treasure these 'trustworthy' sayings' and may they guide our life, our comfort, and our instruction . . . May these four 'trustworthy sayings' be written on the four corners of my house." Charles Spurgeon

These are words that we can trust and depend on. They were written under the inspiration of Almighty God and are truth. If we believe and live our life knowing the Words, each day will be easier to live because we know God's truth.

Jim Reimann, in "Look Unto Me" wrote: "When we consider the number of biblical prophecies already fulfilled, we shouldn't need a reminder that  God's Word can be trusted. Yet mankind is forgetful, although we shouldn't be . . . Nevertheless, in light of our forgetfulness, may the following passages from Revelation remind us of the trustworthiness of God's word:

"Revelation 21:5: 'He who was seated on the throne said, 'I am making everything new!' Then He said, 'Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.'

"Revelation 22:6: 'These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show His servants the things that must soon take place.'"

There is one we can trust. For everything, and all that happens in our lives and this world.

By His Grace . . .