Trust Who You Know

The Word is first...

Psalm 9:10 (NIV)

¹⁰ Those who know your name will trust in you,

for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.

The Holy Bible : New International Version. electronic ed. Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 1996, c1984

How joyful we are when finally we come to know The Lord! It is as though we are miners working a hard, dry hole when suddenly we come across a river of gold. EUREKA! The gold was there all along waiting for us but we were simply looking in the wrong place.

The verse today was 'penned' by David and is his declaration the the Lord is true and faithful. This of course was the result of God having delivered David from his enemies. God was faithful the entire time but David had struggled with seeing Him amidst the oppression David was suffering. When at last the faithfulness of God was readily apparent to David he had his own EUREKA! moment and his joy was complete.

For those who wander the earth ever seeking satisfaction and happiness in the things of this world, it is as though they are working a hard, dry hole. The 'gold' they seek, God, is always there for them, ever waiting for them to call out to him so that he can reveal his mercy and grace to them. They toil in vain and far too many will die before ever they realize that they are looking in the wrong place. Great will be their grieving when they look up from their torment to see His face.

That is why we, as Christians, having discovered that which was right before us must turn to our brother in the hole and point them towards God. EUREKA! they will shout when at last they find Him and great will be the rejoicing both above and below.



Shalom,
Carl