“I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he
is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return.” (2 Timothy 1:12 NLT)
When you’ve got something that is very precious to
you, whether it’s rare, expensive, or an heirloom, and you don’t want it
to be stolen, broken, or burned up, you take it to the bank and entrust
it to the protection of a safety deposit box.
Even more than a locked box in your bank, whatever
you entrust to God, he’s going to take care of. You can count on it. He
has a
track record. Other people may not have a consistent track record of
taking care of things for you. But whatever you entrust to God, he will
take care
of it.
So, what do you need to entrust to God today? I’ll
tell you what it is — it’s whatever you’re worrying about. Whatever
you’re worrying about, you need to entrust it to the safety deposit box
of God’s love.
Worry is practical atheism, because it’s acting like
you don’t have a Father in Heaven who loves you and who can be trusted,
like you’re a spiritual orphan. Worry is unbelief; it’s saying you don’t
believe the 6,000 promises God made in the Bible.
The most difficult time for you to put stuff in God’s
safety deposit box is when you’re in pain. When you are suffering, you
don’t want to trust even God. You want to pull it back and hold it to
yourself.
Paul knew this, but he also knew that when you’re in
pain, that’s when you need to trust God the most. He said, “I
am
suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one
in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have
entrusted
to him until the day of his return” (2 Timothy 1:12 NLT).
I talk to people sometimes who say, “I’m afraid to
give my life to Jesus Christ because I’m afraid I won’t be able to keep
the commitment.”
Let me just be honest with you: You can’t keep your
commitment. You will mess up! Fortunately your salvation isn’t based on
your keeping the commitment. It’s based on Christ keeping his promise
and taking care of what you’ve committed to him.
*******Have fun till we meet again*******
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