Who Do You Trust In

Be careful not to place your trust in an unsaved worldly man who cannot bring salvation to the souls of men.

Many people are trusting in a man instead of Christ. They think if they get the things they want they will be safe. They claim it is all for God but really its for their own sense of safety and ease of living. We know this because they speak of their leader but they do not speak openly about Jesus Christ.

Psalm 146:3-7

"3 Do not trust in noblemen,

In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.

4 His spirit departs, he returns to the earth;

On that very day his plans perish.

5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,

Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

6 Who made heaven and earth,

The sea and everything that is in them;

Who keeps faith forever;

7 Who executes justice for the oppressed;

Who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord frees the prisoners."

No man will be able to hold back God's judgment on a country that has turned their back on God. They have a form of religion but they have not trusted in Christ.

Some claim we need to maintain freedom in this country in order to preach the gospel. This is almost laughable when I see that most "Christians" I know never mention the name of Christ but their mouths are full of the praises of their favorite political entity.

I am convinced that the claim people make that they want to preserve freedom for the gospel care little about it any other time of the year. The apostate church elevates freedom over Christ. Do they not know that it is under persecution that the church grows. It causes people to realize their helplessness and chases them to God.

As long as this country is feeling a sense of safety it will never turn it's heart to Christ. Satan has even fooled many Christians into believing their new leader is a Christian because he says he is, as if that's the indication of salvation.

In order to justify their desire for a "king", they must pretend he is a godly one.

After 9-11, the people flocked to the churches to feel safe, just a few weeks later they went back to their lives as if they had no need for God. It is common for people to run to God when things get rough, using Him as a life raft but return to their ungodly ways without interest in Him when things return to normal.

A leader will not "delay the decay" as some believers think, it only delays people from turning to Christ as they enjoy their safety.

I know of many "Christians" who have trusted in themselves and in their leaders who have ignored the principles of God's Word to do things their own way. They even become hostile toward other believers who correct their wrong doctrine to bring them back to obedience to the Word of Christ.

I have been more rejected by Christians from correcting them than I have by the unsaved world. Pride abounds in the apostate church and very few seek after Christ to learn to be led by Him.

Proverbs 28:26 states, "Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered".

Those who are so proud that their leader was elected will pat themselves on the back for their effort only to realize later that this leader was not the answer, only Christ is the answer.

It is human nature to be lulled into complacency when things are going well. It is only through hardship and persecution that mankind runs to God.

Matthew 5:10-12

1"0 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me."

Follow Christ not man, when we do this it won't matter the state of circumstances, we will be stong no matter what comes.