Trust At All Times
8 Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
We know we should trust in God. And, we do, for the most part. We tend to come to God and put our trust in Him when we are facing a great medical challenge. We trust Him when we are in great conflict and pour out our heart in request for His intervention. We trust Him when we face great financial burdens. We, like David in this psalms, trust God when we are under attack from an uncertain enemy. But, the first does not tell us to trust God in those times. It tells us to trust Him in all times. We can’t treat God like a spare tire in our car ... something we need only on rare occasions. We are to “pour out” our hearts before Him. God already knows what is in our hearts. But, we are still instructed to “pour” whatever is in our hearts before Him. Why? Because God is our refuge. God is the place we go for shelter from attacks, from hurt, from challenges, from despair, and/or from situations that have us overwhelmed. But, He is also our refuge at other times. He is always there. Our walking in life ought to be done with Him, verses our running to Him in life when something happens. His presence throughout the day produces a calmness in our soul that allows us to handle whatever the day may be. Note what David said in another place:
7 I bless the LORD who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.
8 I have set the LORD always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices;
my flesh also dwells secure.
10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
or let your holy one see corruption.
11 You make known to me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy;
at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
This is what happens when we set the Lord before us at “all times.” This is why God is a refuge to us at “all times.” This is the benefit of trusting God at “all times.”
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