Trust IS Faith

Advent Devotional by Russ Pankonin

“O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust:

save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

—Psalm 7:1—

The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You;

For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

—Psalm 9:9-10

How would you respond if someone came up to you, asked you to sell all your possessions, your home and leave everything else behind, and follow him wherever he leads you?
I don’t think I could do it. Could you? But that’s what Jesus asked of his disciples and that’s what they did. What great trust those 12 disciples put in our Savior. What great faith they had to follow him. Yes, trust IS faith.
God has not asked us to sell our belongings and leave everything behind, but he has asked us to put our trust and faith in him.
As Christians, we believe in the one, true Almighty God. Yet, none of us have ever seen God, or touched God—all we have is the Bible. But through our faith and trust, we know that he is always there with us—serving as our guidepost for daily living; in times of joy, in times of grief; in times of trial. He has never forsaken us!
He told us that if we have faith and never doubt, that faith can move mountains. “You can get anything—anything you ask for in prayer—if you believe.” Sometimes we find that God has a different plan from what we think we need. And He knows best.
Trust is indeed faith.

Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you for the peace you bring to our daily lives and pray that you continue to guide us and protect us. We pray that our trust and faith in You and Your word continues to grow each and every day and that we never doubt our faith that will one day bring us to your heavenly home. Amen.