Trust and Obey
"For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. LORD Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you."
-Psalm 84:11-12
Refrain:
Trust and obey, for there's no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.
Refrain
Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.
Refrain
Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,
But our toil He doth richly repay;
Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,
But is blessed if we trust and obey.
Refrain
But we never can prove the delights of His love
Until all on the altar we lay;
For the favor He shows, for the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey.
Refrain
Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet.
Or we'll walk by His side in the way.
What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;
Never fear, only trust and obey.
Refrain
In 1887, just following an evangelistic meeting held by Dwight L. Moody, a young man stood to share his story in an after-service testimony meeting. As he was speaking, it became clear to many that he knew little about the Bible or acceptable Christian doctrine. His closing lines, however, spoke volumes to seasoned and new believers alike: I'm not quite sure. But I'm going to trust, and I'm going to obey. It was then that Daniel Towner was so struck by the power of those simple words that he quickly jotted them down, then delivered them to John Sammis, who developed the lyrics to Trust and Obey. Towner composed the music and the song quickly became a favorite.
My Grandmama and I were talking about this simple truth just last week. When we just trust Him and obey Him, He will take care of us. I was telling my grandmama how, when we moved last week God gave me the perfect hours to work last week at my job. We were working about 15 hour days in the heat consecutively, then instead of me having to work 8-9 hours in a shift God saw fit to re-arrange my schedule to work 3 and 4 hour days. He goes ahead of our steps and paves the way, if we just trust and obey. He will do His part, if we do our part. Don't you think that it is us as human beings that make our life difficult? God asks us to do simple things, trust and obey...for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus.
What do you need to trust and obey God for?
-Psalm 84:11-12
Refrain:
Trust and obey, for there's no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.
Refrain
Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.
Refrain
Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,
But our toil He doth richly repay;
Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,
But is blessed if we trust and obey.
Refrain
But we never can prove the delights of His love
Until all on the altar we lay;
For the favor He shows, for the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey.
Refrain
Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet.
Or we'll walk by His side in the way.
What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;
Never fear, only trust and obey.
Refrain
In 1887, just following an evangelistic meeting held by Dwight L. Moody, a young man stood to share his story in an after-service testimony meeting. As he was speaking, it became clear to many that he knew little about the Bible or acceptable Christian doctrine. His closing lines, however, spoke volumes to seasoned and new believers alike: I'm not quite sure. But I'm going to trust, and I'm going to obey. It was then that Daniel Towner was so struck by the power of those simple words that he quickly jotted them down, then delivered them to John Sammis, who developed the lyrics to Trust and Obey. Towner composed the music and the song quickly became a favorite.
My Grandmama and I were talking about this simple truth just last week. When we just trust Him and obey Him, He will take care of us. I was telling my grandmama how, when we moved last week God gave me the perfect hours to work last week at my job. We were working about 15 hour days in the heat consecutively, then instead of me having to work 8-9 hours in a shift God saw fit to re-arrange my schedule to work 3 and 4 hour days. He goes ahead of our steps and paves the way, if we just trust and obey. He will do His part, if we do our part. Don't you think that it is us as human beings that make our life difficult? God asks us to do simple things, trust and obey...for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus.
What do you need to trust and obey God for?
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