I love studying the Word of God, don’t you?

I mean, what more do we have in this life that comforts and gives us hope, peace, and joy, than the word of God?

Nothing!

“25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:25-26 NIV

Amen!

So, let’s study a short passage of the Bible for today:-

“1 Those who trust in the Lord
Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the Lord surrounds His people
From this time and forever.” Psalm 125:1-2 NASB

The first word that should capture our hearts and minds should be “trust.”

What does “trust” mean?

The literal dictionary meaning of the word “trust” is: “firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.”

Since we are talking about trust in God, we can leave out “something” and change “someone” to “God.”

So, trust in God means a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, and strength of God.

Simple, right?

Not so!

You see, trust in God demands that we get rid of anything and anybody that we put our trust in and draw comfort and hope from.

God never wants to be one of the things we put our trust in. Oh, no! God is a sovereign LORD. He is Yahweh.

He can only be the ONLY One in our lives, or He won’t be in us. God is too majestic, glorious, holy and magnificent to share our hearts with anyone or with anything.

So, “Those who trust in the Lord” is the statement we should wrestle with before we move on to enjoying the bountiful benefit of trusting in God.

The truth is, we usually put our trust in people, in what we have, and in all kinds of “dirt and toys;” it is a constant battle to always put our trust in the Lord because as one said, “The human heart is an idol factory.”

But as we stay in Christ, as the Spirit of God grows us into the likeness of Christ, He gradually takes away, or cuts off, all our idols, one by one, so we can put our trust in God alone.

Going through this process, which is the whole journey of Christianity in this side of heaven, is not a fun experience, but a worthwhile one.

As we learn to put our trust in the God that we cannot see, we start to have unexplainable and unmovable peace.

Peace is something that is only set aside for those who trust in the LORD.

Listen again:-

“1 Those who trust in the Lord
Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the Lord surrounds His people
From this time and forever.” Psalm 125:1-2

Wow! Did you see it?

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion which cannot be moved, but remains forever! Praise God!

What makes them remain?

The Lord, in whom they put their trust in, surrounds them forever as the mountains surround Jerusalem.

“Jerusalem” – means “the city of peace.”

Notice: Peace is only found in the tent of the one who puts their trust in the Lord.

Isaiah writes:-

“You will keep in perfect peace
those whose minds are steadfast,
because they trust in you.” Isaiah 26:3 NIV

Do you see it?

They trust in Him, and their trust resulted in peace that came from the protection of God.

Isn’t that beautiful!?

But here comes the main message:-

The Bible says,

“For He [Jesus Christ] Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation,” Ephesians 2:14 NKJV

You know what this verse is saying, in short?

If you have Jesus, you have peace; if you don’t have Jesus, you CANNOT have peace. Trusting in Jesus is the foundation of our peace. He is the One who makes us at peace with the Sovereign LORD. He who does not believe in Jesus Christ is an enemy of God. How can an enemy of God have peace? They cannot!

“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,” Romans 5:1

Do you see it?

No one can trust in God and have peace unless he/she first receives their salvation (justification) from God through Jesus Christ.

So, “do you have peace,” is kind of like asking, “Are you in Christ?”

The conclusion is this: If we claim to be in Christ but don’t have peace, this does not disprove the word of God but calls our claim to question. ///