PUT YOUR TRUST IN GOD

“Confidence in an unfaithful man
in time of trouble
is like a broken tooth,
and a foot out of joint.”
Proverbs 25:19
King James Version

We are living in turbulent times. Each and every day the news is filled with reports of home foreclosures, the economic crisis, crimes, bail out discussions and the list goes on and on. What is phenomenal is the fact that what is at the source of causing all the trouble is the same source that is proposing to fix all of the crisis situations: people. People always come up with good ideas, the new and improved and better way. Yet, it always ends in disappointment and failure or creates new problems. Have you ever listened to the new drug advertisements that offer a treatment for your current illness? At the end, they list all the side effects that may occur because of taking the drug. What they announce as a breakthrough in medicine can also cause other serious injuries. Man is not the answer!
Confidence in man is futile and unwise. To put your trust, reliance and security in a human being at best would classify as high risk. The Bible says in Psalm 118:8-9, “It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.” It is not necessarily that all people are evil, unfaithful and untrustworthy. It is just that man is limited in His capabilities. Humans have their own weaknesses and frailties. The Bible says, “we are but dust” (Psalm 103:14). Man does not have complete control, only God rules, reigns and has complete sovereignty. Not only that, but the Bible says the ‘heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked who can know it’ (Jeremiah 17:9). Why would you trust someone who cannot even know their own heart?! It is a fact, however, that many have no integrity and are simply out for their own agenda and welfare promising results that they have no control over. Man does have some power, but God alone has ALL power. So, to put your reliance in unfaithful man is like chewing on an abscessed tooth or walking on a broken foot. It is very painful. Why? Because only God is faithful!
Today, in the midst of all the turmoil, bad news and promises, remember to be your confidence only in God. He is faithful to His word and he truly has the power to back up what he says!