Training in Trusting

“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” (Proverbs 3:5,6).  “Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.  And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of His disciples which are not written in this book:  but these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name” (John 20:29-31).

Our trust in the Lord has a very good start

If we will acknowledge His marvelous deeds.

How great are His reasons convincing our heart,

That Christ can be trusted wherever He leads!

We ponder now Thomas, well known for his doubt,

So gently reproved by our Lord resurrected.

We see how our Savior thus singled him out,

And by this instruction we too are directed.

Be careful to read the two verses that follow!   

Our Lord is not saying to shun evidence,

For faith without reason will surely be hollow,

And we are commanded to give a defense.

Since faith is the EVIDENCE of things not seen,

And we are to love God with all of our mind,

It’s not on our own understanding we lean,

But rather on proof in the Scriptures we find.

This Thomas saw Lazarus raised from the dead!

Was not he thus taught to rely on Christ’s Word?

Should not he have trusted in what our Lord said

And be thus convinced by the promise he heard?

How great are the signs in this wonderful Book,

Providing our souls such a solid foundation

Upon which our faith can be strong as we look

To Jesus, the Author and Lord of salvation! 

Now these are the signs God has given to train

A confident trust in our Lord to our youth,

And this is the witness by which we explain

The reason we know that in Christ is the Truth. 

O Lord, we give thanks for the training You give

To trust in Your Word and to lean upon You.

Your tomb is now empty!  We know that You live!

How great our assurance is that You are true!