Trust the promises of The Lord

Isaiah 26:4 (NIV)

4 Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.

Let us never lose the promises The Lord has given us. For The Bible says Trust in the Lord and from those words spring everlasting promises. Psalm 118:8 says, “It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans.”

Eleanor Turnbull, a veteran missionary to Haiti, collected and translated the prayers of the Christians who lived in the mountains of Haiti. These profound and child-like prayers are recorded in the book God Is No Stranger. Here are four prayers about God's grace and protection.

Lord,

 All my life, I have been just a weed;

 I became a flower.

 I am young and I want to grow and be cultivated

 so I can become more beautiful.

Lord,

 In Christ, we are a grain of corn in a clear bottle.

 Satan comes like a chicken and pecks for the corn, but never reaches it.

Lord,

 How glad we are that we don't hold you,

 you hold us.

Lord,

 Don't let us put our load of trouble in a basket on our head.

 Help us put them on Jesus' head.

 Then we won't have headaches.

These are the simple prayers of people looking for the promises of God to be fulfilled in the lives. They are the expressions of heartfelt emotions. From the words of the song Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus, by Helen H Lemmel come these thoughts.

Turn your eyes upon Jesus,

Look full in His wonderful face,

And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,

In the light of His glory and grace.

His Word shall not fail you—He promised;

Believe Him, and all will be well:

Then go to a world that is dying,

His perfect salvation to tell!