May 10, 2016: SOAP #2350: 2Samuel 18; Psalm 56; Matthew 27 In God We Trust

Scripture: Psalm (NIV) 56:3 When I am afraid, I will trust in you. 4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me? … 10 In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise— 11 in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Observation: The more one knows God, the more logical it is to trust Him! When He is for us, who can be against us! (Romans 8:31)
Application: Many people can sing from memory the national anthem of the Unites States, but few know that there are four stanzas. The fourth verse is my favorite:

O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,
Between their loved homes and the war’s desolation;
Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause is just,
And this be our motto: “In God is our trust”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

I have made it a practice to never leave a coin laying on the ground, even if it is only a penny. I pick it up and read “In God We Trust.” It serves as a reminder that I have no reason to fear.

Prayer:   Heavenly Father, when I am afraid I trust in you. When I am perplexed I trust in you. At all times, good and bad, I trust in you! Amen

Pastor Leon
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