Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Trusting God”
Our Bible verse for today: “For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer.” 1 Peter 3:12 (NIV)
Our thought for today: “Prayer is a great demonstration of trust in God.”
Probably no other single act of Christian discipleship so demonstrates trust in God as does the act of praying. The fact that you pray is proof that you believe in God, you believe He cares, you believe He listens, and you believe He will act based upon your prayers. That’s trust.
The author Jerry Bridges once wrote, “Prayer is the most tangible expression of trust in God.”
I believe he is right.
But where does that trust come from, how is it developed? It comes first and foremost from faith. We simply choose to believe that God is good and faithful, just and merciful – exactly as the Bible describes Him, and we then act on that faith by going to Him in prayer.
Strong faith and trust in God also comes from observation. The great poet Ralph Waldo Emerson put it like this, “All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.”
Just look at this incredible creation! What an awesome, powerful, creative, and wonderful God He must be! Yes, all I can see teaches me to trust Him for all I cannot see.
But also, trust in the Lord comes from experience. We know from personal experience that when God’s people pray, things happen. You don’t have to be a pray-er for very long before you discover that God listens to your prayers and He answers them. That then increases your faith and your level of trust in Him.
Prayer is a magnificent demonstration of your trust in God. It then follows that the more you pray, the more you trust, and the more you trust, the more you will pray.
Demonstrate your trust in Him today by going to Him in prayer.
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 