May 9
TRUST MEANS JOY
"For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his
holy name" Ps. 33:21
The root of faith produces the flower of heart-joy. We may not at
the first rejoice, but it comes in due time. We trust the Lord when we
are sad, and in due season He so answers our confidence that our faith
turns to fruition and we rejoice in the Lord. Doubt breeds distress,
but trust means joy in the long run.
The assurance expressed by the Psalmist in this verse is really a
promise held out in the hands of holy confidence. Oh for grace to
appropriate it. If we do not rejoice at this moment, yet we shall do
so, as surely as David's God is our God.
Let us meditate upon the Lord's holy name, that we may trust Him
the better and rejoice the more readily. He is in character holy,
just, true, gracious, faithful and unchanging. Is not such a God to be
trusted? He is all-wise, almighty, and everywhere present; can we not
cheerfully rely upon Him? Yes, we will do so at once, and do so
without reserve. Jehovah-Jireh will provide, Jehovah-Shalom will send
peace, Jehovah-Tsidkenu will justify, Jehovah-Shammah will be for ever
near, and in Jehovah-Nissi we will conquer every foe. They that know
thy name will trust thee; and they that trust thee will rejoice in
thee, O Lord.