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Note the first line of that great hymn, on Christ the Solid Rock I stand “I dare not
trust(completely, naively) the sweetest frame, but wholly(more)lean on Jesus
name! This is not as easy as it sounds and we will briefly explore this.
Main Texts: John 2:12-24, especially verses 23-24; Psalm 27:10-14.
I think it’s much easier and natural for humans to trust what is visible and
tangible: what we can see, hear and touch, than that which remains
predominantly invisible. Most of the time, we confess, “We walk by faith not most
of the time by sight.” As I said last week, we as humans are created in the image
of God and have talents & skills, some more than others, but generally speaking
we are creative, and also most have families.
Clans, faith communities around us to lend a hand when needed. So it’s easier if
not better or Biblically more advisable to do so: We’re only human!” Most of the time we can trust our back-ups. But because of our fractured human situation (Genesis 3), that's not enough for even, “mothers, father’s might forsake us, at times, but the Lord will(always) receive us”(Psalm 27:10). This teaching is both the hardest and most basic instruction of scripture: To put our ultimate trust in the Lord, why?
A) Our physicality & visibility while God is predominantly “Spirit” & invisible. And
even though we experience His Spirit at times in glorious ways it’s not like
receiving a helping hand from a visible, caring, loving person in our lives. But
some, even our closest friends, etc, are capable of failing us. And if we are
honest will admit that some have. Again, note Jesus’s experience and statement
in John 2:23-24. But it’s not about no trust, we are all created to be relational and
in need of others, but ultimate final trust, remember the hymn!