"O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in You!” (v.12)
Once a week I get together with a group of men from church to enjoy the great game of Golf. The course we generally play has many squirrels on the property. Most are very leery of us, and scurry away when approached in our golf carts. Some are sneaky, and will look for any opportunity to rob your cart of an unguarded snack. And a few have come to trust us, going so far as to take a peanut right out of our hands - receiving a reward for their trust.
This brings to mind the scripture in Psalm 34, “O taste and see that the Lord is good” (v.8). For you see, people are like the squirrels, they shy away from God, they are leery of Him. But, by taking in His Word, reading and reflecting on His compassion and lovingkindness, they could learn that He can be trusted (84:12). Thereby losing their dread of getting closer to Him, and fear becomes a healthy respect and honor of Him.
You may have doubts about God, just as the squirrels were wary of us at first. But give Him a chance to prove His love. Read about Jesus in the Gospels. Read the praises to God in the Psalms. Taste and see that He is good, and your life will never be the same.
The Truth: “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” (Jeremiah 17:7-8)
