Bible Study, "Trust The Lord" 8./22/2018

TRUST THE LORD

Psalms 62:1-12

CALMNESS IN THE LORD

V:1. "Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation."

 A.  Who can I trust?

      What does trust look like?

      What does trust feel like ?

       How do I react in a trust situation?

B.  Who can I trust ?

    1.  I can't trust me. I am too messed up

    2. I make to many mistakes

    3. I have limited resources  and limited power.

    4. The only person that never changes is God.

C. What does  trust look like?

   1. You have to make a decision to trust.

   2. You have to conclude that you  can't handle your situations.

   3. You have to make a decision to confide in Jesus

       a. Make a decision to have confidence in his power.

       b. You have to develop a feeling that you can trust God

D. How do I react to my decision to trust God.

    1. Each day you must go to God in prayer.

    2. Any time a decision need to be made, you must take it

        to God first.

    3. Any time there is a problem, take it to God immediately.

    4. Learn to patient with God.

    5. Expect God to take care of the problem on His time.

D. You have come to the conclusion that your salvation

     come from the Lord.

   1. Your personal safety rest with the Lord.

   2. The word wait is the Hebrew word duwmiyah which mean silent ,still or calm.

   3. You have to make a decision to be calm.

       a. Calmness is a mental state.

       b. Calmness is tied to complete trust.

           Psalms 46:10-11

           Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be

           exalted in the earth."

           The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.

      c. If you are fearful or worried, you are not calm.

          That is the influence of the devil

          2 Timothy 1:7

         For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a 

         sound mind.

GOD YOUR PROTECTOR

V:2.  He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.

 A. This is a resolution

      1. This does not mean that there will be no problems.

      2. You have to conclude that when problems arise you will stand on your

          rock.

         a. Must conclude that God is your strength (rock)

         b. Must conclude that God is your protector

         c. You must conclude that God will defend you.

         d. Must decide that you will stand on your conclusions.

         e. Must decide that you are not going to change your mind

             and doubt God no matter what the circumstances are.

SATAN NEVER CEASE HIS ATTACK ON YOU

V:3-4. " How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as    

  a  bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellence: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly."

A. As long as you and I live, there will be something of that will cause us problems.

    1. We cannot expect problems to cease to exist.

    2. Job 14:1

       Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.

B. There will be liars and cheater all around us.

    1. Trouble makers will never cease to exist.

    2. The world and its problems are not our problems

    3. We have a problem solver.

A RESOLUTION TO TRUST GOD

V:5-6. " My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defense; I shall not be moved.

A. We have to continually reaffirm our resolution to trust God.

     1. To increase our confidence in the Lord we should boast in

         our resolution to the Lord.

    2. The more we repeat our resolution to ourselves the more we

         reminded of God's commitment to us.

B. We have to convince ourselves daily of the promises of the Lord.

    1. Isaiah 54:17

        no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that

        accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their

        vindication from me,"  declares the Lord.

RECOMFIRMING THE RESOLUTION TO TRUST GOD

V:7.  In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God."

Psalms 62:7

 David put His trust in the Lord

1. [In God is my salvation]  That is, his salvation, his safety, his anticipated deliverance,  

    was to come only from God.

2. [And my glory] That in which I glory or boast; the source of all in me that is glorious or honorable. he gloried that there was such a God; he gloried that He was his God.

3. [The rock of my strength] The strong rock; the refuge that cannot be successfully assailed; where I shall feel strong and secure.

4. [My refuge] That to which I may flee for safety.  

TRUST IN THE LORD AT ALL TIMES

8. Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us.

A. There should never be a moment that you are not reminding yourself that you

     have put your trust in the Lord.

   1. When everything is going well it is easy to forget to enforce your commitment

       to trust the Lord.

   2. We sometime take God's shelter and protection for granted.

   3. How often do we forget to ask God to protect us before drive off in our car.

B. Therefore we should make it our first priority to bring before the Lord all of the

     issues that we face each day.

   1. Problems show up when we least expect it.

   2. If we have reminded ourselves that God is in control we will not easily be

       distressed.  

PUT NO TRUST IN MAN

V:9. " Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity."

A. In no way should be put our trust in man.

     1. The word "low degree" is Adam

     2. Adam's sin put man out of fellowship with the Lord, thus brought man

        low.

     3. All men are capable lying.

         a. It does not make any difference what position or status they have.

         b. The word vanity mean empty,

     4. We should not put our trust in something that is empty.

B. The only thing we can trust is the Word of God.

DON'T FOLLOW THE WORLD

V.10 "Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

1. The first thing mentioned is oppression; and the idea is, that we must not hope to

     accomplish our object by oppressing others; extorting their property or their service;   

     making them by force subject to us.

2.  Do not resort to theft or robbery, and depend on that for what is needed in life.

     The world is full of burglars and thieves.  Their gain is short lived.

     We live off the fruit of our labor.

3. Those who trust the Lord for the substance will be bless by the Lord

   a. God will bless the labor of those who trust Him.

   b. When we are blessed, our hearts ought to be soften to be generous to

        those in need.

DON'T DENY THE WISDOM OF THE WORD

"11-12 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

 12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according   

     to his work.

A. The Word of God is the true guide to successful living.

   1. We deny its existence and effectiveness by ignoring the wisdom that

       is given.

   2. In effect we deny the power of God over our lives when we ignore

       the commands given by Him.