I would like
us to look at Proverbs Chapter 3 verse 5 in three different Bibles.
From the
Good News Bible verse 5 reads as follows:
(5) Trust in
the Lord with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know.
The
Amplified Study Bible presents it this way:
(5) Trust in
and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart And do not rely on your
own insight or understanding.
Now in the
New King James Version we read:
(5) Trust in
the Lord with all thy heart; and lead not unto thy own understanding.
I used all
three Bibles today to show you that you will find differences of sentence
structure, however, they all mean the same and give the same instruction.
When I
personally read this, I realize that I can count on (trust in) God with all my
heart. Sometimes I get a notion or feeling that I am to do something or I am
not to do something. I believe this is a nudge from the Lord leading me. He
wants me to know, that from His point of view, this something is either right
or wrong. I believe He knows better than I and I can trust in His nudging me,
and I can confidently move forward knowing it is not my decision, but His.
I don’t know
about you but I know I need God‘s strength, and I need Him to guide me, give me
instruction, advise me, and lead me to the answers of life‘s many questions.
This is why the Bible is such a source of information. We can look up a subject
and be directed in the word of God as to where to find the answer. We are not
to rely on what we think we know, for our knowledge is limited and His wisdom —
is vast.
It is
tested, tried, and true; in other words, the word of God has been recognized
for over 2000 years as reliable, faithful, trustworthy and good. Now this is
where we need to be drawing our daily instruction from!! Then we can move
forward confidently knowing the word of God lights our path.
When we lean
not on our own understanding; we can lean on, (press into and study) God‘s
word.
We must
believe in Him, trust in Him and pray to Him. If we do not believe in Him than
our trust and prayers in Him are in vain. Our belief must be the lifeline that
keeps us connected to Him. Love the Lord with all your heart, mind and soul as
Jesus tells us to do in Matthew chapter 22 verse 37.
What if we
change the word love, to know — know the Lord with all your heart, mind and
soul.
To love and
to know the Lord, is what we all must do to be able to “trust in the Lord with
all your heart”, and to use His knowledge and wisdom; which is far better than
all we will ever know in our human form. Hence, His instruction found in
Proverbs chapter 3 verse 5 is powerful!
(5) Trust in
the Lord with all your heart. Never rely on what do you think you know.
May this
word from the Lord guide you today and everyday, in all you do. Always seek His
wisdom and trust in Him alone, and all your days will be greater still.
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