Trust/Faith
1. Trust is to be placed ultimately in God alone.
Psalm 20:7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we
trust in the name of the LORD our God.
John 14: 1 Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust
also in me.
2. We are to trust in God at all times.
Psalm 63:8 My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
Isaiah 26:4 Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD,
is the Rock eternal.
Psalm 26:1 Vindicate me, 0 LORD,for I have led a blameless
life; I have trusted in the LORDwithout wavering.
3. We are not to trust in ourselves.
Psalm 49:12-13 But man, despite his riches, does not endure;
he is like the beasts that perish. This is the fate of those who trust
in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings.
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Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean
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4. When we are afraid, we are to trust.
Psalm 56:3, 11 When I am afraid, I will trust in you. . . . In God
I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
5. Love for God and others includes trust.
6 1 Corinthians 13:6-7 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices
with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always
perseveres.
6. Results of trusting God.
Protection
Psalm 5:11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them
ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who
love your name may rejoice in you.
Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those
who take refuge in him.
Psalm 36:7 How priceless is your unfailing love! Both high and
low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings.
Gladness
Psalm 64:10 Let the righteous rejoice in the LORDand take refuge
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Peace
Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is
steadfast, because he trusts in you.
Blessing
Psalm 84:120 LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts
myou.
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Jeremiah 17:7 But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
whose confidence is in him.
Confidence
Psalm 112:7 He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is
steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
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