When We Trust Him

August 17

We live in a very stressful time. Oh, it is arguable that there has never been a time since Adam and Eve ate the apple when life on planet earth has not been fraught with anxiety. The Roman army struck fear into the known world of its day and certainly the Mongolian hordes terrified peasant villages as well as walled cities in the Middle Ages.

The ability to communicate every new turn of events as it happens simply makes today’s stressful circumstances more readily known than those of a by-gone age. When nations verge on financial collapse and when natural disasters devastate entire cities and when ruthless men inflict harm upon their fellow man, we know instantly.

Whether our anxiety is of a personal nature—health concerns, financial challenges, professional disappointments, relational issues—or whether it is more global in scope—terrorism, national insolvency, starvation, natural disasters—it takes a devastating toll upon our well-being.

Yet, we have One who loves us and has assured us that we may, “Cast all our cares upon Him (Jesus), for He cares for us,” I Peter 5:7. And Psalm 50:15 says, “Trust Me in your day of trouble. I will deliver you and you will glorify Me.” Yes, trouble and stress abound, but we have a Savior who not only cares about our concerns but also delivers us from all of them when we trust Him to do so.