Just trust Him!

    Last week, I delved a little into Psalm 27, a song of David that speaks about trust in God in trying circumstances. I love the fact that it begins with highlighting who God is - my light, my salvation, my strength. Because of this, I don’t have to be afraid no matter what comes my way. I think this beginning is fitting because as the Psalm progresses, various challenges are highlighted yet, because we are initially made to understand who our God is, we know that we will be okay.
    Verse 2 says: “When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.” (v.2) David went through a lot of trials and opposition throughout his life. I don’t believe he used words lightly. The word “enemies” denotes trouble, distress, affliction, sorrow, even foes or adversaries. “Foes” also denotes adversaries, an opponent in a contest, conflict or dispute. These two came against him to “eat up my flesh” as he puts it, in other words to consume or destroy him. I think many of us can relate. There are situations that have come against us, even people, that seem designed to destroy us - to destroy our hopes, our dreams, our family, even our very lives. It can feel overwhelming, it can feel as if there is no way out; it can certainly feel as if we will not come out of the situation alive. But God…!!!
    In spite of how dire things seem at the beginning of the verse, it ends with an almost unexpected twist - “they stumbled and fell.” When it seemed as if the enemy would have the victory, things changed. That trouble, that affliction, that adversary that was charging to destroy, seemed to suddenly stumble and fall. Some words associated with that word “stumble” are: totter, waver, fall, cast down, feeble, weak. The word “fell” on the other hand suggests: cast down, fall away, perish. 
    Interestingly, those challenges that are too big for us, that seem so much more powerful than us, are not bigger nor are they more powerful than our God. When we put our trust in Him, He makes big problems small! He turns the tables in our favour when we least expect it and in a way that we would never have fathomed. God is able to do it and He does it!
    It is with confidence, therefore, that David says in verse 3: “Though an host should encamp against me, my heart will not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.” David was not afraid of who or what would come against him or even how many, because he was confident that His God would fight for him and would see him through. He had experienced enough enemies, enough trials, enough opposition to be ready to face whatever came his way. He had also experienced a whole lot of God’s protection, provision and care to be confident that he would make it through because his God had come through for him each time. When he was pursued by king Saul who was determined to stop him from becoming the next king, God came through for him and he still became the next king of Israel. When he faced Goliath, much bigger than him in size and certainly more experienced than him in battle, God came through for him again and enabled him to defeat him with a sling shot and a tiny stone. David knew what God could do. Do we?
    Just as God did not fail others in the past, He will not fail you now in the present or in the future. Just as God came through for you personally in the past, He will continue to come through for you in the present and in the future. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. I think sometimes that our problem is that God may not always work things out in the way we pictured in our minds. But, that’s a minor thing. He does work it out and it is always in the way that He knows is best. 
    Our God is faithful. He is trustworthy. He is solid and He is sure. His promises to us are in Him yes and in Him amen (2 Corinthians 1:20). He will never fail us! He loves us too much to fail us. He loves us too much to allow the enemy to destroy us. God created each of us with a beautiful plan and purpose. Whatever comes in the way of that, He will deal with it just so that His purpose for us will prevail.
    If you have not accepted Jesus Christ into your life as your personal Lord and Saviour, I encourage you to do so today. God loves you. He wants what is best for you. No enemy, no adversary, no problem, no affliction, no distress, no sorrow can separate you from God’s love for you. God will fight for you. He will defend you just because ... He. Loves. You! 

​Trust Him.   

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