“Thus says the Lord: ‘Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord. He is like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see any good come. He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land. Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.” (ESV – Read the chapter)
This is really a marked contrast by the prophet here. Our temptation in this life is to trust in ourselves or another person. In other words, we are most inclined to trust in what we can see, not in what we can’t. And, from the perspective of the world, this makes perfect sense. Why would I place my trust in what I cannot see when there is something or someone in front of me promising me help and who has a good record of following through on his promises? Read the rest…
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