Who Can You Trust? - A Steadfast Woman in a Shifting World - Week 3 Day 6

[Music] hey friends I'm Sharon betters and welcome to the Daily treasure podcast produced by Mark Inc Ministries I hope that if you are enjoying our daily treasure podcast if God is using it to touch your heart that you will leave a review that you will tell your friends about it pass along the information for how they too can listen even mention us on social media you are the ones that are going to help us spread the word and we really appreciate your response and you taking on the challenge of inviting others to join you on this journey I know of uh friends who listen to it and then when they walk later in the morning they'll talk about what they heard and how it applies to their lives so we are showcasing the scriptures in this podcast and we pray that your heart would be tender toward what God has for you today today's devotional is called who can you trust and today's treasure is from Psalm 62: 9 and 10 those of low estate are but a breath those of high estate are a delusion in the balances they go up they are together lighter than a breath put no trust in extortion set no vain hopes on robbery if riches increase set not your heart on them when the world shifts beneath your feet on what or whom do you turn for help what about in the mundane moments of Life on what do you set your hopes David not only exhorts his soul to trust in God alone he identifies some of the things in which he had previously trusted and warns readers to recognize the futility of such trust he says don't depend on people for everything Psalm 628a those of low estate are but a breath David knew from experience that today the crowds might be cheering but the next they are plotting Jesus himself experienced the flightiness of of people one day they waved palm branches welcoming him as king the next they screamed crucify him finding our safety and identity in the shouts and flattery of the multitude is Shaky Ground perhaps you put your faith and trust in government politicians the educated the decision makers in our community or country or wealthy people who have the power to lift you up David warns us this is like trusting in Smoke in Psalm 628 those of high estate are a delusion how many times have elected officials disappointed supporters what about the educational system entertainers or Star athletes perhaps your trust is in your employer expecting fair treatment and advancement based on ability and experience David tells us to lower our expectations because these people and institutions are flawed Reliance on them disappoints us even more when when they fail to deliver as promis and what about wealth surely we can trust our investments to carry us through the rest of our days Psalm 62:10 begs to differ put no trust in exor set no vain hopes on robbery if riches increase set not your heart on them David calls out those who oppress the poor who L their wealth and power over those less fortunate and who do not use their wealth to help those less privileged he condemns those who build up their portfolio with ill-gotten gain and cheating others individuals employers businesses of their possessions he does not condemn saving and preparing for the future financially but he warns us to do so with care work hard save and prepare But be sure your hope is in God not money understand that in the blink of an eye all of it could be gone our great grandparents witnessed the crash of Wall Street in 1929 those who put their trust in money quickly learned that trust was an illusion men killed themselves concluding they had no hope without their money those who put their trust in God had a foundation on which to stand able to go forward trusting that the Lord would take care of them I admit I am challenged by David's cautions where is my heart is it solely resting on God as my rock rest rest rescue and refuge in the treasury of David Charles Spurgeon admonishes us the more we rely upon God the more shall we perceive the utter Hollow of every other confidence to be laid in the balance they are alt together lighter than vanity take a true estimate of them judge them neither by quantity nor by appearance but by weight and they will no longer deceive you calmly deliberate quietly Ponder and your verdict will be that which inspiration here records Viner than vanity itself are all human confidences the Great and the mean alike are Unworthy of our trust a feather has some weight in the scale vanity has none and creature confidence has less than that yet such is the universal infatuation that mankind prefer an arm of Flesh to the power of the invisible but Almighty Creator and even God's own children are too apt to be bitten with this Madness as we must not rest in men so neither must we Repose in money gain and fame are only as much foam as the sea all the wealth and honor the whole world can afford would be too slender a thread to Bear up the happiness of an immortal soul may each of us carefully Ponder David's wisdom and firm words may we too command our souls with the words of David in Psalm 621 for God Alone my soul waits in Silence from him comes my salvation and oh Lord May our prayer every minute of every day be for you alone my soul waits in Silence from you comes my salvation friends how incredibly grateful are we to know that he alone is our salvation and I got to tell you as I'm recording this devotional I'm I'm kind of cringing a little because I know how much I struggle with some of these things I'm 74 years old and I praise God that the struggle is not as deep as it was when I was in my 20s and 30s that he has opened my heart to those places where I was clinging to things that were worthless to cling to that I could not trust in and yet I have to admit in today's world uh sometimes as I'm watching the news I and I think about past betrayals and current betrayals as I watch what is happening to people that I love as friends are betraying them and hurting them I I do have to step back and say again Lord am I really trusting you am I really being still before you you live in the same world I do you're watching the same news that I'm watching and it is crushing sometimes isn't it recently I was watching the beginning of a baseball game and this beautiful young artist saying God Bless America and as she was singing I began to cry and I couldn't stop crying and I thought what in the world is going on because I love America and it was beautiful the song was beautiful and then I realized my tears were not truly Tears of Joy about America but it was of a broken heart I was crying because our beautiful country seems to be destroyed from the inside out and then I thought about the Ukraine and things that are happening there and across our world third world countries and my heart is just breaking and I think Lord how long Jesus come quickly in the meantime what is he telling us he's saying come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest come in this waiting room wait on me I will fight this battle for you friends thanks so much for joining us for the daily treasure podcast we are hopeful that these devotionals are helping each one of us walk by faith wherever God has placed us but you know there are times when we need more than a devotional or a Bible study or even a friend walking with us we need more counseling from an objective person who is focused on what the scriptures teach about our situation and if you are in that place or you have a loved one who is in that place I want to encourage you to check out anchored hope biblical online counseling you can go to mark.org m r k i n c.org where you can browse the counselors you can pick out a counselor and then meet with that counselor in the privacy of your own home again that's anchored hope biblical online counseling go to Mark in.org mc.org to check it out thanks so much for joining us and I look forward to being with you tomorrow [Music]