Security
By
Tracy Smith
“Those
who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never
forsaken those who seek you.”
Psalm
9:10 (NIV)
Thursdays use to be my
grocery shopping day. In running my errands, I would pass my oldest son’s
middle school. Two years ago, on one particular Thursday, I happened to glance
at the school as I drove by and saw my son sitting on the sidewalk reading a
book! I pulled into the parking lot; after he was in the van, he told me that
he had missed the bus. Knowing his dad could be there within the hour, he
called his dad’s cell phone and left a message to pick him up. When I asked why
he didn’t call me, he responded that he knew I grocery shopped that day. I
reminded him that the reason I saw him is that one of the stores I shop at
is right across the street from his school!
In recounting the story
to my sister, something occurred to me - - my son was so secure in the
knowledge that his dad would come get him when he got the message that he was
calmly sitting on the sidewalk reading a book! He was in no way worried about
how he would get home.
If my son can have that
much security in the love and trustworthiness of his earthly father, why do I
struggle with having that same trust in my heavenly Father?
In asking that
question, I decided to search out Bible verses that I can use to remind me of
God’s character. My favorite is the one at the top of this devotional;
here are a few more that really resonated with me:
“In you our ancestors
put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.” Psalm 22:4
“Trust in
the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own
understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your
paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6
“Trust in
the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is
the Rock eternal.” Isaiah 26:4
“Fear of man will
prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.”
Proverbs 29:25
“But blessed is
the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will
be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It
does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries
in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8
GOING DEEPER
1. Have you been
struggling with fully putting your trust in the Lord? If so, would you commit
to memorizing a verse about God’s trustworthiness?
Along
with being a wife and mother to two boys, Tracy is an administrative assistant
at Oakwood, serves on the Women’s Ministry Special Events Team and leads a
great group of Junior High girls.
