[Two Hawaiian Moorhens]
We can get into a lot of trouble by only relying on our own understanding. It is wise to go to God's Holy Word, the Bible, for answers to life's dilemmas and trials for direction. Likewise, we should pray without ceasing to the good Lord about everything.
Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us: (5) "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. (6) In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.''
We get into a lot of trouble by immediately reacting to a problem or hardship or trial with only our "feelings." We need the wisdom of God to guide us: the Bible, and much prayer.
Although this saying did not originate with Dr. Charles Stanley, he has used it in more than one sermon: "HALT ... never get too Hungry, too Angry, too Lonely, or too Tired" - You do not make good decisions when you are in such a vulnerable state of mind."
[Island Off Lanikai Beach, Oahu, Hawaii]
In Proverbs 3:5, it makes it evident that we should rest in God and thereby be assured of His grace towards us, and that His will and power will help us ; will save us and help us in all things; in all circumstances. Trust God.
In Proverbs 3:6, we are admonished to "acknowledge" God and He will direct our paths. We should not be self-sufficient and self-dependent as that has been the ruin of mankind ever since the fall in the Garden of Eden.
One commentator has said: "The grand sin of the human race is their continual endeavor to live independently of God, i.e., to be without God in the world. True religion consists in considering God the fountain of all good, and expecting all good from Him."
Following is a 53 minute sermon by Calvary Chapel Chino Valley pastor David Rosales who discusses Proverbs 3:1-10. If you only want to watch the part concerning Proverbs 3:5-6, just go to the section of minutes 14 to 20.
Many of you are familiar with Pastor Chuck Smith, who passed away not too very long ago. He is the founder of the Calvary Chapel churches. Following is a 41 minute audio sermon on Proverbs 3:5-6 by him, only he has an interesting take on those verses, meaning he concentrates on discerning the will of God. He tells us that all of us today are in the process of fulfilling the purpose God has for our lives.
As has been written on this blog many times, we are in the last moments of the last days as prophesied in the Bible. So much prophecy is being fulfilled today that many scholars admit it is impossible to keep up with it all, and impossible to report on all of it. You may read more about it by going to the search box in the upper right hand side of this page and entering such things as "end times, signs of Jesus' return, 7 year Tribulation, the Rapture of the Church, the Mark of the Beast" and many other such topics.
We need to make sure that we are truly saved and believe in Jesus Christ as the Savior with all of our heart and all of our soul and all of our very being. Not an intellectual knowledge, but a vibrant, living, and life-changing belief. A heart changing belief.
Jesus paid our sin debt in full at the cross, when He redeemed us by His shed blood which can wash away our sins if we but put full faith in Him as the Savior. He was our substitute. Salvation is not complicated; it just requires unwavering faith and strong heartfelt belief in Jesus.
Romans 10: 9,10,13 tells us: (9) "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (10)For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (13) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
"He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him." - John 3:36
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me." - John 14:6
"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Believest thou this?" - John 11:25-26
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." - John 3:16
Luke 21:28 is where Jesus tells us (concerning the signs of His soon return in these last days) :
"And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh."
You may read more of these signs of the end times in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21.
Jesus is at the very door!
Are you Rapture ready?
Have a blessed and Christ centered weekend - and life!!
