Isaiah 2.22 Stop
trusting in mere humans, who have but a breath in their nostrils. Why hold them
in esteem? – Isaiah, the Prophet
It seems they did the same thing in their day that we do
in ours: placed a lot of trust in leaders, hoping (wishfully) that they’d make
life better, more prosperous, and successful. We look to humans to do only what
God can do. And we look to God to do what we
think is important; not as He deems
important. It’s no wonder we’re so mixed up…
So, Isaiah the ancient spiritual spokesman said: Stop trusting in humans. He said, all
thy really have is breath in their lungs – same as you. Trust is sacred. To
trust someone or something, is a big, big deal. By trusting, we mentally ascent
to the notion that our trustors have our best interest in mind, and will
provide as they say, or do as they say, or be steadfastly reliable in some way
or other. The problem with trusting humans is they are untrustworthy. Not
everyone, not all the time; but the track record speaks.
God calls every human into relationship with Himself. The
highest calling of God to any man, anywhere, at any time is simply this: Come, be My friend. Even the old prophet
said, quoting God: “Come now, let us
settle the matter. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as
snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. If you are
willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land...” (Is.
1.18-19) A promise, is a promise, is a promise.
But we’d rather trust the humans we can see, rather than the
God we cannot. And the humans we can see are as messed up as we are. The blind
leading the blind. The destitute offering wealth to the destitute. The inmates
in charge of the asylum. The only power we truly have is the air we breathe and
even that is given to us from above and only for so many days. (To make matters
worse, it’s an election year – will we ever learn?)
It is okay to carefully trust someone, but not to trust in someone. The only one in Whom we may trust is the One who
beckon: Come, be My friend and I will
take care of you. God may not do what we ask, but God cares for us, and
takes care of us, if we will let Him – if we trust in Him.
Today, my trust quotient is renewed in the God I cannot
see, because the men I can, have let me down, again. I, too, have probably let
someone else down. It’s the human way. It is not an accident that our US currency
is embossed with the words: In God We
Trust; because like the famous movie says: everyone else pays cash. Maybe my present needs are causing me to trust God more.
Today, I need God, my Friend. I can’t ask of men what I
can only ask of God – it’s foolish and futile to do so. Today, I need God. I’d
rather go through what I facing with Him, than without. I love you, but you
cannot meet my needs. No offense, but I can’t meet yours either. The best I can
do is encourage you, pray for you, and keep cheering you on in your life’s
journey, and your quest of God (however that is).
Father, Your old
prophet spoke powerfully to me today. There is really no one else but You. With
that in mind, let me be a resource to others to point them toward You, and Your
offer of friendship with them. Help me to guard my trust and invest it wisely,
but especially in the foolproof way: with You. Amen
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