Leaning On His Shoulders

Sunday, December 12, 2021

A missionary in the South Sea Islands was translating the Bible and ran into some difficulty because the islanders didn't have a word for belief or faith. One day, one of the islanders came into his study. The man was exhausted and sprawled his body out across a couple of chairs. He used a word in that tribe's language which meant, to lean your whole weight upon. The missionary now had his word for faith and belief. Biblical faith isn't just to accept something you haven't seen. It's a choice. When David said, I will trust in the Lord, he was making a choice. So too, Biblical faith is making the decision to lean your whole weight upon and put everything on the Lord. God wants you to live a life that is leaning on Him. It is written in the Song of Solomon, Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? The bride leans on her beloved. If you really want faith, choose to have it. Lean your whole weight on the Lord, because only He is real enough and strong enough to carry it.rn

From Message #524 - Trust in the Lord