Trust in the Lord
Isaiah 26:3, 4
Isaiah, in the 26th chapter, 3d and 4th verses, tells us whom to trust: “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the Lord forever, for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength.” Now, you cannot find any one who has put his whole trust in God but he has perfect peace.… That is the reward to those who do so.… His soul is at rest. It is not tossed about upon every wave of doctrine, but it is at rest.… If we put our trust in our own strength, it will fail us. If we put our trust in our money, some thieves may get it away, fires may burn it up, it may take to itself wings. If we put our trust in friends, they will die and leave us. If we trust in anything on earth, we will be disappointed; but if we put our trust in God, he never dies. He never breaks a promise. He is everlasting strength. All human strength fails. All earthly streams get dry sometimes; but God never fails. The Keeper of Israel never slumbers, never sleeps. Therefore if our trust is in him, and we look to him wholly and entirely for everything, we will have peace and joy.
D.L. Moody, The Gospel Awakening.
