Worthy of Their Trust

October 4

Trust is a precious commodity. Without it, treaties between nations mean nothing and apart from it relationships between people disintegrate. Though on a national and on a personal level there may be a sham of reliance upon one who is not trusted, ultimately, the one lacking trust knows that when crunch time comes, he’ll be on his own.

A prime example of this pseudo trust may be that which the nation of Israel extends to its long-time ally, the United States. Although there was a time Israel knew the U.S. had its back, she would be most foolhardy to believe that under the current American administration. Many Christians believe that the blessings enjoyed by our nation have come in part because of our support of Israel. (See Genesis 12:3.)

When we as believers profess to love God, if our claim is true, we will love His people. We will account ourselves as the protectors and defenders of any and all who name His name. We will speak out for the persecuted in countries where freedom of religion is disallowed. We will speak out for the Jew who is the chronicler of God's immutable Word. We will be unswayed by the policies of nations but be steadfast in supporting those who are His own.

If we love the Lord, our love for His people—our brothers in faith and our brothers who have imparted His Word to us—will be exemplified by I John 4:16, 19 which says, “We know the love God has for us; we trust that love. God is love and those who live in love live in God and He in them; we love because He first loved us.” May our love abound for Christ and for His people and may we be worthy of their trust.