Feb.18.03: Light For The Day - "Trust and Obey" -- Psalm 40:4 (NIVUS) "Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods." ----------------------- Some years ago someone gave my little boy a dollar. He brought it to me and said, "Daddy, keep this for me." But in a few minutes he came back and said, "Daddy, I'd better keep my own dollar." He tucked it in his pocket and went out to play. In a few minutes he came back with tears in his eyes, saying, "Daddy, I lost my dollar. Help me find it." How often we commit our burdens to the Lord and then fail to trust Him by taking matters into our own hands, when we have messed things up, we pray, "Oh, Lord, help me , I'm in trouble." The choice is yours. Do you want to trust your life in God's "pocket" or keep it in your own? the Bible's promise is true: "Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust." -- Billy Graham ----------------- -- Jeremiah 17:7 (NIVUS) "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him." -- Proverbs 3:5-14 (NKJV) "5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil. 8 It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones. 9 Honor the LORD with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase; 10 So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine. 11 My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, Nor detest His correction; 12 For whom the LORD loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights. 13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding; 14 For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, And her gain than fine gold."