Trusting God….

God is omniscient. That means He knows everything. He’s just because He knows all the facts of each case. He’s merciful because He is Love. He knows all of the contents within our hearts, which means He knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows how our lives are dictated and how we will die. Here, He tells Joshua that the Israelites will rebel by worshipping other gods when they enter the Promised Land. Of course it comes true. The point is if God knows everything, including us, why don’t we trust Him with our lives? The closer we are to God, the closer we are to knowing ourselves. The closer we are to God, the faster we are to learn from our mistakes. The closer we are to God, the more love, mercy, and grace will flow out from us. The closer we are to God, the more we will be like Him, and serving our purpose by assisting in accomplishing His will. Getting to see God’s will be accomplished is a great privilege. It’s empowering. It’s fulfilling. It’s everything. Trusting God is the greatest thing we can do. It starts and ends with a whole-hearted commitment, lived out on a daily, moment by moment basis. God knows us, do we really want to serve Him? If we do, He will empower us to do so. Isn’t that Good News?

19 “So write down the words of this song, and teach it to the people of Israel. Help them learn it, so it may serve as a witness for Me against them. 20 For I will bring them into the land I swore to give their ancestors–a land flowing with milk and honey. There they will become prosperous, eat all the food they want, and become fat. But they will begin to worship other gods; they will despise Me and break My covenant. 21 And when great disasters come down on them, this song will stand as evidence against them, for it will never be forgotten by their descendants. I know the intentions of these people, even now before they have entered the land I swore to give them.” Deuteronomy 31:19-21