Trust in God, Not in Man

Ephesians 4:14 ESV

“…so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.”

The focus of what the Lord Jesus would have me write on today has to do with warning and cautioning us against putting our trust in other human beings, for in so doing we may easily be deceived into believing the lies and not the truth of what the Scriptures teach. And this includes every living human being on this planet earth, no matter who they are, and no matter how famous or how well respected they are. Our trust must not be in them. For not everyone is who he says he is. Liars and deceivers abound!

And the Scriptures warn us much about these liars and deceivers, these wolves in sheep’s clothing, who on the outside appear righteous, but inside are full of all kinds of wickedness. And they can be anyone. They can be our politicians, the news media, and preachers and pastors and teachers of the Scriptures and evangelists and missionaries. Just because someone has a title of respect next to his or her name does not make him or her godly or above suspicion. We need to be people who are testing every spirit.

False Teachers: [Matthew 7:15-23; Matthew 24:11-14; John 10:1-15; 2 Corinthians 11:13-15; Philippians 3:2; 2 Peter 2:1-22; 1 Timothy 1:3-7; 1 Timothy 6:3-10; 2 Timothy 3:1-9; 1 John 4:1-6; Jude 1:1-25] 

For the Scriptures make it clear that our trust needs to be in God, and in God alone, and not in human flesh:

“Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.” Psalms 146:3

“It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.” Psalms 118:9

“They set up kings without my consent; they choose princes without my approval. With their silver and gold they make idols for themselves to their own destruction.” Hosea 8:4

[Old Testament: Psalms 146:3; Psalms 118:9; Isaiah 40:23; Hosea 8:4; Hosea 13:10; Psalms 147:10-11; Jeremiah 17:5-6]

“So that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 2:5

“So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth.” 1 Corinthians 3:7

“For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, ‘He is the one who catches the wise in their craftiness.’” 1 Corinthians 3:19

“See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.” Colossians 2:8

[New Testament: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9,18-23; 1 Corinthians 7:23; Galatians 1:10; Galatians 2:12; Ephesians 4:14-16; Ephesians 6:5-8; Colossians 2:8,20-23; Colossians 3:23-24; 1 Thessalonians 2:3-8; 1 Peter 4:1-5; 2 Peter 3:17-18]

So, just because you hear it or you read it or you think you see it, it doesn’t make it true. It doesn’t make it of God. And please watch out for teachings supposedly of God where Scriptures are being taught out of context and made to say whatever the person sharing them wants you to believe. Be students of the Scriptures yourselves and study them IN CONTEXT. And then please know, too, that anything can be faked, altered, photoshopped and made to look like and appear like what it is not. 

So, just because you hear or read it or think you see it, it doesn’t make it true. Test everything! Test everyone! Test what I am sharing with you here against the Scriptures in their true biblical context. And please remember that we live under the New Covenant relationship with the Lord Jesus, and we do not live under the Old Covenant. And test politicians and the news media, etc., for remember that the Scriptures teach us that in these last days many false teachers will appear on the scene and will deceive many. 

For Our Nation  

An Original Work / September 11, 2012

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.

Jesus Christ is gently calling

You to follow Him in all ways.

Trust Him with your life today.

Make Him your Lord and your Savior.

Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.

He will forgive you of your sin;

Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.

On our knees to God we’re praying,

Seeking God to give us answers

That are only found in Him.

God is sovereign over all things.

Nothing from His mind escaping.

He has all things under His command,

And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling

You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing

In our Lord, and interceding

For our nation and its people

To obey their God today.

He is our hope for our future.

For our wounds He offers suture.

He is all we need for this life.

Trust Him with your life today.

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