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Daily Devotional Feb 22nd 2021: Trust Yourself - Trust A Leader? Uhm - NO!
Discernment. Whenever I see a call to trust myself or to trust a human person, I cringe. I know it is a message from the enemy designed to mislead me. Such motivational hooray call may even come from well-meaning people unaware that the enemy just used them. As much as I love and admire President Trump and trust him to a degree, he is still a human being, fallible, and prone to making mistakes. A leader earns trust over time; we should never give it to someone outright. Arguably, President Trump has earned much of my trust, and I love and admire him. But the enemies who infiltrated his administration gave him terrible advice and caused us to lose the presidency to massive fraud. I don't blame our President. Who could have known the crushing and vile powers the swamp surrounded him with!
Whenever I see a call to trust anyone but Jesus, the Son of God, I know it is a message from the enemy designed to mislead me. I can then safely disregard the message because they design it to mislead me. Quite simple, but a valuable compass in the jungle of information I scroll through every day.
King David
But why not trust President Trump; surely he is honest and patriotic, having only the best for the country, for American's on his heart. True, this. But was King David not a man of God's own heart?
1 Samuel 13:14
“But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.”
Did King David not commit many sins and then endured the punishment for it, he and his house? God blessed David with wisdom, courage, and power. Yet, when he trusted himself, he failed. He wasn't a hotshot. He was mature, a married man, successful. He had walked with God for many years. Yet, he committed adultery and murder. The only thing that saved David was his repentance. But his house would suffer for his sins and cause his offspring, even his people, death, and destruction. Sin always does. Read about David's troubles in 2 Samuel 11—1 Kings 2. It is not pretty.
King Solomon
King Solomon was King David's second son with Bathsheba. He lost his firstborn because of the adultery with Bathsheba, and for murdering Uriah, Bathsheba's husband to hide his adulteration. But God blessed Solomon. Because the new king asked for wisdom to lead Israel, (he was only 20 years old), the LORD made him the wisest man that ever was and ever would be. God loves our humbleness. Solomon didn't ask for his enemies' lives. He didn't ask for riches. He asked for wisdom. (1 Kings 3:1-15).
Pride and lust drew the king into sin and dishonor. His riches, his eminence, his international fame, and pride had him forget God's statues. Despite God's explicit command to him not to, he married 700 heathen women, housed 300 concubines, and thus disgraced the Holy City. The pagan wives insisted on worshipping their own gods, and Solomon obliged, surrounding the city with unholy temples. As a result, Solomon aged prematurely. Who wouldn't with 1000 heathen women? Ask Bill Clinton, who "had" much less. (1 Kings 11:1-13)
Apostle Peter
What a leader, what a follower of Christ, what a rebel, what a failure, yet what a success. Which part can you trust? He even walked on water. Peter always questioned the status quo. He wasn't one to be messed with. He cut off an ear of a soldier with his sword when they came to arrest the Son of God. What did Jesus do? He re-attached the ear and restored the soldier. Peter acted on his own, human instinct. When Jesus was brought before the Pharisees, Peter denied him trice (Luke 22:55-62). But he repented, and the LORD used him as the Rock on which He built His church. Peter would later die upside-down on the cross.
We All Have Sinned
Every human is fallible. I am, too. The most glorious and celebrated leaders are imperfect. We all are prone to sin, except the Lord, Jesus. God cannot be tempted.
Romans 3:23
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
How arrogant would I be to trust myself? How unwise would I be to put all my trust in any man instead of God?
God cannot be tempted.
Who, Then, Can Be Your Leader?
Who then are the people aligned with cheering you on to trust in yourself, or in a man? Who is their leader?
Psalms 118:8
“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.”
And for those who trust in the military, consider this verse:
And how much clearer could God make it to us?
How to Pray
Lord, You are my rightful King, my proper Leader, and my Salvation.
Lord, help me to stay humble this day and always because I recognize that even the greatest among us are all but man.
Lord, let me not be led astray.
Lord, grant me discernment
and the courage to reject the message of the enemy however tempting it may be to put my hope and trust in someone but You.
Lord, forgive me for not putting all my trust in You. Thank You for your boundless grace.
In Jesus' name
Amen
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