July 13
IMPLICIT TRUST
"For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the
sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast
put thy trust in me, saith the Lord." Jer. 39:18
Behold the protecting power of trust in God. The great men of
Jerusalem fell by the sword, but poor Ebed-melech was secure, for his
confidence was in Jehovah. Where else should a man trust but in his
Maker? We are foolish when we prefer the creature to the Creator. Oh,
that we could in all things live by faith, then should we be delivered
in all time of danger! No one ever did trust in the Lord in vain, and
no one ever shall.
The Lord saith, "I will surely deliver thee." Mark the divine
"surely." Whatever else may be uncertain, God's care of believers is
sure. God Himself is the guardian of the gracious. Under His sacred
wing there is safety even when every danger is abroad. Can we accept
this promise as sure? Then in our present emergency we shall find that
it stands fast. We hope to be delivered because we have friends, or
because we are prudent, or because we can see hopeful signs; but none
of these things are one half so good as God's simple "because thou
hast put thy trust in me." Dear reader, try this way, and, trying it,
you will keep to it all your life. It is as sweet as it is sure.