Walk of Life, Day 30, July 2021- Thoughts from the Book of Proverbs. Be Diligent

Be diligent to trust the LORD.
Proverbs 30:5 ” Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him “
One fine evening a person went out for a walk in a hilly terrain. While he was walking along the road, enjoying the sunset, a truck went swiftly from his side, making him to stumble and fall off from the edge. Fortunately, he caught hold of a branch of a tree and was hanging to it. He looked down, he could see nothing but darkness. He thought it was a deep valley down there. He waited for people to pass by that way, so that he could shout out for help. As it was getting dark, no one passed by that way. He started to shiver due to cold.He then remembered that there is one source of help. He cried to the Lord Jesus Christ,” Lord, please deliver me from this trouble.” He heard a small voice which said,” Leave the branch.” He was taken aback and thought God wanted to kill him, so he was been asked to leave the branch.” He was adamant and stayed hanging till the next day morning. All the passer-by looked at the sight where a lifeless frozen body was hanging to a tree branch which was at a little above the pastures. They called this man a fool. Indeed he is! He asked the LORD for His help, but didn’t obey. Trust can never go without obedience.
We say God is able to do miracles, God is Almighty, there is nothing impossible to God. But, do we really trust Him? Our trust can be proved only by our obedience. When we do not obey, we cannot brag about trusting in the LORD. We seek for His help, when He says us to do a certain thing we step back. This is the cause for our failure. Trusting in God is not just saying “God you can do it” with your lips. Trusting is to seek for God’s guidance in walking in the way He has prepared for us to walk on. Let us from now be diligent in trusting the LORD by obeying His commands.

When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet.
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way.
What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;
Never fear, only trust and obey.
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
Oh, Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
And ‘Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to take Him at His Word;
Just to rest upon His promise,
Just to know, “Thus saith the Lord!”
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er;
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
Oh, for grace to trust Him more!
Oh, for grace to trust You more!