Tis So Sweet

Tonight at church we sang this wonderful old hymn:

’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to take Him at His Word;
Just to rest upon His promise,
And to know, “Thus saith the Lord!”

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er;
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! Oh, for grace to trust Him more!

Oh, how sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to trust His cleansing blood;
And in simple faith to plunge me
’Neath the healing, cleansing flood!

Yes, ’tis sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just from sin and self to cease; Just from Jesus simply taking
Life and rest, and joy and peace.

I’m so glad I learned to trust Thee,
Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;
And I know that Thou art with me,
Wilt be with me to the end.

It is so so sweet to trust in Jesus. Just to take him at his word and to rest on his promises!!

This is something God has really been teaching me lately, just to REST in his promise that he has “plans to prosper me and not to harm me, plans to give me a hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11). To trust in HIM with my whole heart and acknowledge HIM in all my ways and HE will direct my path (Proverbs 3:5-6).

I was also reading in Romans tonight about Abraham’s faith that was counted as righteousness to him. God promised to him that he would make him a great nation. Looking at this promise from a normal human perspective Abraham had all odds stacked against him. He and his wife were well past child bearing years and his wife was barren. “Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had the power to do what he had promised. This is why ‘it was credited to him as righteousness.’ ” (Romans 4:20-22)

My prayer is that I will have an unwavering faith and will give glory to God in every situation, knowing full well that HE has the power to do what HE has promised.

Thank you God that you are ever faithful and all powerful!