You can trust Him!

  Our pastor shared this monologue with our church by S. M. Lockridge many years ago. Today I am happy to share it with you!

   “You can trust Him. He’s the One who made us. It is He who made us and not we ourselves. The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament His handiwork. No means of measure can define His limitless love, and no farseeing telescope can bring into visibility the coastline of His shoreless supply. I’m telling you today you can trust Him.

    No barrier can hinder Him from pouring out His blessing. He’s enduringly strong, and He’s entirely sincere. He’s eternally steadfast, and He’s immortally graceful. He’s impartially merciful. He’s the greatest phenomenon that has ever crossed the horizon of this world. He’s God’s Son. He’s the sinner’s Savior. He’s the centerpiece of civilization. I’m trying to tell you, Church, you can trust Him.

  He does not have to call for help, and you can’t confuse Him. He doesn’t need you, and He doesn’t need me. He stands alone in the solitude of Himself. He’s august and He’s unique. He’s unparalleled. He’s unprecedented. He’s supreme. He’s preeminent. He’s the loftiest idea in literature. He’s the highest personality in philosophy. He’s the supreme problem of higher criticism. He’s the fundamental doctrine of ‘truthology’. He’s the cardinal necessity of the spiritual religion. He’s the miracle of the age. He’s the superlative of everything good that you can call Him. I’m trying to tell you, you can trust Him.

  He can satisfy all your needs, and He can do it simultaneously. He supplies strength for the weak, and He’s available for the tempted and the tried. He sympathizes and He sees, He guards and He guides. He heals the sick. He cleansed the leper. He forgives sinners. He discharges debtors. He delivers the captives. He defends the people. He blesses the meek. I’m trying to tell you, Church, you can trust Him. He’s the key to knowledge. He’s the wellspring of wisdom. He’s the doorway of deliverance. He’s the path of peace. He’s the roadway of righteousness. He’s the highway of holiness. He’s the gateway to glory. You can trust Him.

  He’s the master of the mighty. He’s the capturer of conquerors. He’s the head of heroes. He’s the Leader of legislators. He’s the overseer of the over comers. He’s the Governor of the governors. He’s the Prince of princes. He’s the King of kings. He’s the Lord of lords. You can trust Him.

   His office is manifold. His promise is sure. His life is matchless. His goodness is limitless. His mercy is everlasting. His love never changes. His word is enough. His grace is sufficient. His reign is righteous. His yoke is easy. His burden is light. I wish I could describe Him to you. He’s indescribable because He is incomprehensible. He’s irresistible because He’s invincible. You can’t get Him off your hands. You can’t get Him off your mind. You can’t outlive Him, and you can’t live without Him. Pilate couldn’t stand it when he found out that he could not stop Him. Pilate couldn’t find any fault in Him, and the witnesses couldn’t get their testimonies to agree, and Herod couldn’t kill Him. And death couldn’t handle Him, and thank God, the grave couldn’t hold Him. There was nobody before Him. There’ll be nobody after Him. He has no predecessor. You can’ impeach Him, and He’s not going to resign. You can trust Him.

    He’s the Alpha and the Omega. The beginning and the end. The first and the last. He’s all things. He’s the giver of life. He’s the joy out of every sorrow. He’s the light of every darkness. He’s the peace that passes all understanding. He’s the giver of every good and perfect gift. You can trust Him. There’s no God before Him. There’ll be none after Him. He is the first. He is the last. He is preeminent. There is no other God.”

By S. M. Lockridge

    

PRAY:

1.     Thank you Lord that you are the Alpha and Omega. Thank you for being our light in a dark and evil world.

2.     Help me today to spend time reading You word and praying for you will to be done in the lives of the many people I know who are going through trials and heartache today.

3.     Lord help me to be salt and light to the people  you put me in contact with every day that I might reflect Your love to them and help them to know what a Awesome God you are.

Who is your compass?

   “The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”  (Isaiah 58:11)

   Do you ever feel like you are wandering in the dark and are not sure in which direction you should go? You have no flashlight to see ahead and there is no GPS to tell you where to turn.  I was hiking in the woods a few weeks ago on a cold winter day and enjoying being out in the forest alone. As I walked, I suddenly had a flashback to December 1971, when I was as young soldier in the U.S. Army attending Ranger School.

   

    I remembered a night recon patrol my platoon conducted on a cold, moonless night in the forests of Fort Benning, Georgia. Our training mission required us to travel through a friendly unit in a defensive posture and be guided through their forftified position to include minefields and barbed wire obstacles. It meant we had to travel from that exit point and to move 3000 meters, conduct a recon of an enemy position without being detected, and then to return by a different route and reenter the friendly lines.

   I had been selected to be the compass man and another person would be the pace man to ensure that we could travel the distance there and back with some degree of accuracy. I had to plot the route to and from the objective, convert the map azimuth to a compass azimuth and then set the compass to traverse the route correctly. This meant that the point man would be the first man in the patrol and I would be second in line to direct him in the correct azimuth that had been set on the compass and the remainder of the men followed behind us.

    We took off and were able to travel the distance to the objective rally point near the enemy location, conduct the recon, and then start back on a different route without any problems. As I mentioned earlier, it was a moonless night and you could not see your hand in front of your face. All I could see in front of me was the florescent tape on the back of the point man’s patrol cap. If we hit a thicket of briars or an obstacle of any kind we always went through it. We could not see to go around anything and were relying on the compass to get us to where we needed to go.

    About halfway back to the friendly unit position the patrol leader stopped the patrol and came up to me. He said that the Ranger Instructor had told him that we were drifting to the right and that if I didn’t make a correction we might hit the friendly unit at the wrong place and hit one of their minefields. I told him that I had been following the compass azimuth as accurately as I could and it had guided us faithfully to the objective and I believed it would guide us to the right spot again. We continued on and when the pace man told me were within 100 meters of the unit entry point we stopped the patrol and the patrol leader and I went forward to make sure we were at the right place. We were dead on! We then linked up with the friendly unit guide to take us through his minefield and wire obstacles and finished the mission successfully.

     That night I learned that I could trust my compass to take me anywhere I needed to go on a dark night devoid of any other landmarks or other aides. It was trustworthy. It was accurate. It could be depended upon.

  In life we need something to depend upon also to get us to where we are going. The only faithful guide is Jesus! And the only guidebook we have to know Him better is His Word, the Bible. He wants to be our guide. He wants to be our master and friend. He wants us to have a relationship with Him everyday so that He can direct our feet on the path that is best for us. But He never forces Himself on us. He allows us to decide when and where we will meet and whether or not we will obey what He tells us to do or not to do.

    Is Jesus you Master? Are you spending time in His Word everyday so that you can know Him better and know how to please Him? Start today if you do not! You will never regret it.

“Your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” (Psalms 119:105)

PRAY:

1.     Dear Jesus, You are my guide, and my commander. I look to You to lead me everyday and to be faithful even when I am not so faithful.

2.     Help me Lord today to spend time with You in prayer and in the reading of Your word. Show me what I need to know to be a better steward of this life You have given to me.

Thank you, Jesus for dying on that cross and taking the penalty for my sins so that You could adopt me as Your son or daughter, and to live eternally with You when You return to set up Your everlasting kingdom.