King James Daily Bible Study Devotional
Message Title: Learn To Trust Only In Him
Date: Monday October 24, 2011
Chapters: Luke 8-9
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Hello My Friend,

“My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.” - Proverbs 3:1-7.

We must admit that there are times when we cannot even trust ourselves to get things done, let alone trust in Jesus to get things done for us. However, it is only when we put our complete trust in Him that He will direct our paths to get things done. God wants us to acknowledge Him in all things, the more we acknowledge Him the more we follow His commands, the more we learn to trust only in Him.

They key to acknowledging God and trusting in Him is to remain in His Word so we know His will. Jesus' main objective here on earth, besides taking the sins of every person to the cross with Him, was to teach repentance to everyone. Jesus could not stress this more to His disciples and that is why He spoke in parables (short stories representing truths). “And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,...And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.”- Luke 8:1,10.

People who live in the world never see or hear the truth, so Jesus does not reveal it to them, but those who do believe have been given the knowledge to understand and know the truth so they can be a witness to others about the Kingdom of God. “For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe. These things command and teach..Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.” - I Timothy 4:10,11,16.

If you do not know Jesus, you can never know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, God will not reveal them to anyone who does not recognize His Son. “If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.” -I John 5:9-11.

It is amazing to read about the journey that the disciples took along with Jesus, you would have thought that these men had strong faith, no doubts about Him, understood Him, and had the utmost belief that what He said would definitely come to pass. However, they were ordinary people like you and I, and although they were eager to follow Christ there were times when they too were more concerned about their own needs and panicked when things got difficult. Such was the case when they were in a ship.

“Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.” - Luke 8:22-25.

The disciples could not believe their eyes, even the winds and water obeys this man. You see, they saw Jesus as an ordinary preacher man, just like John the Baptist was, and although they witnessed His miracles and even knew that He was the Christ that would save them, they, at times, allowed circumstances to take over and cloud their faith in Him. In turn, their trust in Him for a time was clouded as well and the same thing happens to us too. However, Jesus is right there with us and will calm every storm, but we first must call Him. “Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name; Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” - Jeremiah 33:2,3.

Jesus sent the disciples to preach repentance to all, He even instructed them on how they were to do it. “Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.”- Luke 9:1-6.

Jesus calls everyone who has trusted Him as their Savior to preach the Gospel to everyone they know. “And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” - Matthew 28:17-20.

Today's Prayer:
Dear God,
Lord, we regularly come to You asking for peace regarding situations that we do not understand or have no personal ability to change. Way too often troubling circumstances capture our emotions and rob us of the peace promised to those who place their trust in You. Help us not to be tossed to and fro by the changing circumstances of our lives, but to be steadfast as we discipline our mind to be fixed only upon You. Only then will we know true life sustaining peace while sojourning here below as we put our complete trust in You. In Jesus' name. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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