TRUST AND OBEY


“O Lord Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in You.” Psalm 84:11-12
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John H. Sammis (1846-1919)
Words: John H. Sam­mis, in Hymns Old and New (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Flem­ing H. Re­vell Com­pany, 1887).

Music: Dan­iel B. Town­er (MI­DI, score).

This song gives a sim­ple, clear ex­pla­na­tion of liv­ing the Christ­ian life. The ti­tle ex­press­ion was used in a test­i­mo­ny meet­ing, fol­low­ing an evan­gel­is­tic cru­sade in Brock­ton, Mass­a­chu­setts, by Dwight L. Mo­ody. A young man stood to speak, and it soon be­came clear he knew lit­tle Christ­ian doc­trine. But he fin­ished by say­ing, “I’m not quite sure—but I’m go­ing to trust, and I’m go­ing to obey.” Dan­iel Town­er, who was in the meet­ing, jot­ted down the words, and gave them to John Sam­mis, who de­vel­oped the lyr­ics from them.

Here is the web site if you would like to listen to the music:

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/r/trstobey.htm


Daniel B. Towner (1850-1919)
Courtesy of Moody Bible Institute


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When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.

Refrain

Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.

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Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,
But our toil He doth richly repay;
Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,
But is blessed if we trust and obey.

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But we never can prove the delights of His love
Until all on the altar we lay;
For the favor He shows, for the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey.
Refrain

Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet.
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way.
What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;
Never fear, only trust and obey.

Refrain

My Abundance comes through obedience , such was My relationship with Enoch !

Job 14:9 Yet through the scent [and breathing] of water [the stump of the tree] will bud and bring forth boughs like a young plant
Doors are opened as you learn to enter in . . .

Therefore it is My Friendship you must Master and it is My Heart you must seek \o/

Such are My Words " A man after My own Heart "

Acts 13:22
After removing Saul, he made David their king. He testified concerning him: 'I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.

Therefore seek My fullness by continuing obediently to master My Presence within you by obtaining the Truth in and of My WORD found through the Eyes of My Spirit that shall direct you upon My path of Righteousness which is My SON I have already Illuminated for you for as " MY WORD " " seek and you shall find " " Call to Me and I will answer you " " listen and I shall speak clearly My purpose directly for you and I shall be your Guiding light and Lamp unto your feet , your shade in the mid day sun and your strength to bear all things unto Me . . .

Jeremiah 33:3
'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'


Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.

Ezekiel 3:27
But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth and you shall say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says.' Whoever will listen let him listen, and whoever will refuse let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.

Isaiah 31:4
This is what the LORD says to me: "As a lion growls, a great lion over his prey— and though a whole band of shepherds is called together against him, he is not frightened by their shouts or disturbed by their clamor— so the LORD Almighty will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and on its heights.

http://www.christian-forum.net/index.php?s...9668&st=126

"DEAR SAINTS...this has come upon me to warn you all so heavily today...I have been feeling the storm building for some time now...watching the door slowly creak SHUT..that time is now..and only a CRACK remains for the last of the latecomers to dash through. Believe me when I say this...in a few days..two to three weeks tops..it will be far to late to get through."

21 days from 07/06 is 07/27. So next week has to be it. No more time left! God bless all.The world will not "End" next week. Its the time frame for the final calling of the harvesters to prepare. If you have not crossed that line of total death to the world and total submission to God very shortly you will not be a part of the harvester army. You will stand on the sidelines watching it march past and deeply regret you dallied around and somehow thought the "things" of this world were somehow more important. The "Things" of this world are passing away.

You still have time...a few days..MAKE the decision..thats all it takes..a simple decision to be willing to leave all you know and all you have behind in exchange for a position in the army..and the rewards are beyond your wildest imaginations...eternity..is..FOREVER.

Your decision will carry eternal rammifications.

When the line is crossed only those who HAVE made the final decision will actually KNOW it.

The rest will keep going to church..debating...dallying with the world and compromising.

Nothing on the surface will look different..at first.

But the division will soon become VERY apparent...the line between those who chose and those who did not is fast approaching.

Once the line is crossed there are no second chances for those who delayed.

The army will march with or without you.

Trust & obey, for there is no other way....
Choose this day...

Pre trib..mid trib..post trib..no trib..past trib..who cares really?

What matters is you are ALL saints of the most High. When he comes does NOT alter in any way your standing in His eyes.

What does matter is the fact that all of you..the saints of God..are becoming more "Helpless' by the day to live the live you have been "TOLD" to live by doctrines and so forth.

All along God has allowed this to happen to make us realise that without HIM..we are truly nothing. We cannot obey the "Rules" We can find solace in NO MAN...nor can we rely on ANYone else BUT GOD for our salvation and help.

So..regardless of your "Doctrinal" stance about when he comes..He wants you contrite..helpless..weak..and humble enough to ADMIT..that the christian live just CANNOT BE LIVED!

It cant be..in OUR strength..EVER. IMPOSSIBLE!

But with GOD...all is possible..providing of course we ADMIT our weakness and total helplessness before Him to be what we long so much to be.

Jesus Hears your cries..he KNOWS how you strive..HE UNDERSTANDS our every thought..our every weakness..our every failure..and our needs.

So now..BE STILL saints of God...and CEASE STRIVING NOW....and just wait upon the LORD...just BE in His presence...and await the call for it comes..soon.


Remember..there is NOTHING YOU CAN DO to make any difference except STOP all your striving..and just..TRUST & OBEY & BE still.. and KNOW THAT HE IS GOD AND THAT HE IS ABOUT TO RADICALLY TRANSFORM HIS SAINTS.

CJ, Thank you for that...

God Bless You
zeetz

http://www.christian-forum.net/index.php?showtopic=21619

see post in other section of this forum...

From the hymn "Trust and Obey":


But we never can prove
the delights of his love
until all on the altar we lay; (we know Him in the same degree we die to self)
for the favor he shows,
for the joy he bestows,
are for them who will trust and obey.

The day I learned the lesson from the post above, I realized that the opportunity cost of my dealing in my own way with the troubles between the other person and myself was that as long as I handled things my own way, I could not prove the delights of His love. I was choosing my way of dealing with/focus on problems with them over a focus on me/Him and that turning of my attention cost me my joy and peace in Him. The evil one is very clever at distracting us from Him. If he can't talk us out of faith in Him, he sure tries to distract us in our walk as much as He can.

Refuse to be distracted
by the strange discomfort that tries to get you off balance. Transition is never easy or comfortable, but if you will stay focused on what you know to be truth and light and continue to trust Me, it won't be long until you come through to a new level of stability. You will arise to greater insights and revelation and will find new strength to move forward. You will also find renewed courage to accomplish all that I have set before you, says the Lord. Psalms 27:14 Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD!



1. The Lord has promised that you will have a position above any on earth
2. The Lord has promised that blessings are allowed to overtake you
3. The Lord has promised that you will be blessed whether you live in the country or in the city.
4. The Lord has promised that your children will be blessed.
5. The Lord has promised that your crops or any other plants you grow will be blessed.
6. The Lord has promised that your animals and herds will produce many offspring.
7. The Lord has promised that you will be blessed in your supply house or in your bank.
8. The Lord has promised that you will be blessed whether you are coming in or going out.
9. The Lord has promised that your enemies will flee from before you seven ways.
10. The Lord has promised that he will command blessings on your storehouses.
11. The Lord has promised that he commands blessings on anything you touch so that if you are only slightly involved the blessing of the Lord must be on it.
12. The Lord has promised that he will bless you in and on your property.
13. The Lord has promised that he will establish you a holy people unto himself.
14. The Lord has promised that the people of the earth will know who you are and that you belong to the Lord and will fear and respect you.
15. The Lord has promised that he will be sure that you are blessed in possessions, children, crops, and properties.
16. The Lord has promised that he will open up the very treasuries of heaven to you.
17. The Lord has promised to cause it to rain on your lands when it should and not rain when it should not rain on your lands.
18. The Lord has promised to bless the any and every work of your hands.
19. The Lord has promised that you will always be able to lend to many nations and never need to borrow.
20. The Lord has promised to make you the head of every situation and not the tail.
21. The Lord has promised to make you above in every situation and not beneath.
22. The Lord has promised that if you will choose faith in Jesus, then you have the right to expect all the Abrahamic blessings as well.
23. The Lord has promised that He has given us the power to gain wealth.
24. The Lord has promised three categories of his perfect will for us, health, salvation, and healing (3 Jn 2).

(Deuteronomy 28:1) And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth.
(Deuteronomy 28:2) And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
(Deuteronomy 28:3) Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
(Deuteronomy 28:4) Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
(Deuteronomy 28:5) Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
(Deuteronomy 28:6) Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
(Deuteronomy 28:7) The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
(Deuteronomy 28: The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
(Deuteronomy 28:9) The LORD shall establish thee a holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
(Deuteronomy 28:10) And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
(Deuteronomy 28:11) And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD swore unto thy fathers to give thee.
(Deuteronomy 28:12) The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, (1) the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and (2) to bless all the work of thine hand: (3) and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
(Deuteronomy 28:13) And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
(Deuteronomy 28:14) And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

(Galatians 3:13) Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
(Galatians 3:14) That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

(Deuteronomy 8:18) But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

(3 John 1:2) Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

(Proverbs 10:22) The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

His good treasure belongs to you, so stand on it.


John 15:16 (New International Version)

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last.

Be encouraged, all who are suffering trials at this time. Jesus has chosen us and appointed us to go and bear much fruit.

Some of us seem to have been dealt an unfair hand in life. We’ve had rejection after rejection. Abuse after abuse. We may be thinking “when will it all end?”

Some of us have made umpteen unwise choices regarding relationships which have resulted in more and more abuse and suffering.

Some Christians seem to have it so easy compared to us. They just seem to sail through life without any suffering. But YOU have been chosen to bear much fruit.

What fruit?

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Its easy to love people who are nice and lovable. They don’t require much effort at all. But the fruit of patience is only required when a person is continually frustrating you. Kindness and gentleness are most effective when you are faced with harshness. Goodness is most effective when you are confronted with evil.

Jesus taught the disciples to love their enemies (see Matthew 5:43-48). This was His definition of being perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect.

We have to have suffered at the hands of an enemy, to be able to learn to love at this depth. Loving people is relatively easy when they’re nice and lovable. But a higher standard of love is desired in us, which will bring us a much greater reward and blessing.

So be encouraged, Jesus has chosen and appointed YOU to bear much fruit.

Joseph had a raw deal in life, but he went on to bear much fruit and reap much blessing. Job was dealt a raw deal, but he went on to bear much fruit and reap a double portion of blessing.

God was not the one to deal out the raw deal, but He used every bit of it for His eternal purposes.

There’s no way you can do this fruit-bearing in your own strength though. Its only the Spirit of Christ in you that can do it.

So co-operate with the Spirit at work in you. Seek to learn everything He wants you to learn from what’s happening to you.

… and dare I say, Rejoice! He has chosen YOU to bear much fruit as a result of your raw deal in life.

Much love and blessing,



We need to learn just what belongs to us so that we can walk in it. When the Lord opens up His treasury to you, you get much more than money from it. He has promised that if you will diligently pay attention to the Word of God, and obey, He will do what He has promised to you. You find many of these promises in Deuteronomy 28:1-14. He also says in (1 John 5:14) And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:(1 John 5:15) And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. Therefore we need to find out just what He has promised to us.

What does He mean by the treasury of Heaven or His good treasure? It is that which has been furnished to us by Christ Jesus. The more of the Word (or his promises) we know, the more faith to receive them, we will have. I challenge you to learn all of these promises. Read these two scriptures found in (Galatians 3:13) Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:(Galatians 3:14) That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. It literally means that since we have received Christ, the blessings of Abraham are promised to us. If it is the perfect will of God for us, then we should stand in faith on it. We should never let the enemy steal it from us. Sometimes it is good to know just what you have been delivered from in order to keep your freedom. I would study the entire book of Deuteronomy 28. The first fourteen verses tell you just how He will bless you if you will follow Him. The rest of the chapter tells you the curses that will happen if you do NOT choose Christ.

Living in obedience to the Lord... brings unexpected, wonderful surprises.

"The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way." -Psalm 37:23

Choose me above everything and I will fulfill your heart's
content..I am your Delight and Joy....but you have not come to the full
realization of what this means...Drink of the River of Life...and splish
splash in this Mighty Rushing River...The Glory Pathway is ahead of
you...Walk walk walk..and fall deeply in LOVE WITH ME..Deep and Wide is MY
LOVE FOR YOU...Its everlasting and eternal and true!!!!!


"THE REAL JESUS IS CALLING US TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STORM"


"The real Jesus will require you to look the impossible straight in the eye and believe God for His power."

Not only is Jesus our Savior, He is also the "Author and Perfecter of our faith" (Hebrews 12:2). Grab with both hands the thought that He is the "Perfecter of our faith." The faith Christ started in you, He is now working to perfect.

The fact that Jesus is the "Perfecter of our faith" is important because even if we seek to move in prayer and spiritual authority, even if we fearlessly continue to persevere, even if we continue forward with motives purified by love, it is the power of faith that undergirds all.

Now the idea that Christ seeks to perfect our faith makes a fine doctrine, but in the practical outworking of our lives, we deeply resist the idea. For we know that faith, in order be perfected, must be tested.

When I speak of faith, I do not mean a thorough compilation of Bible facts or an intellectual assent to our need of salvation, both of which are elements of spirituality, but not the very substance. To amass Biblical knowledge primarily takes time; to possess true saving faith, I will tell you again, takes courage. Christ desires we obtain a trust in Him that can actually withstand and overcome the terrible storms of life--faith that brings the reality of Heaven to earth.

Faith, therefore, is more than head knowledge; it is our lock upon the goodness and power of God so that no matter what we face outwardly, inwardly we stand secure. And no matter what the world looks like outwardly, it has the potential to be transformed by our faith. As Hebrews 11 makes clear, all those who possessed true faith changed the world around them.

Perfect or Protect?

Knowing that faith is much more than religious doctrines, I wonder: Do we truly know the Jesus of the Bible and what He seeks to give us? Too often, I think, we desire a Savior who, after assuring us of eternal life, leaves us alone until our next crisis. We want Him to comfort us but never convict us; we desire Him to heal us but not inhabit us. We want the Holy Spirit to help us obtain the "American dream." Yet what we have is a Holy Spirit who, instead, seeks to give us the dream of God: man living in the image of Christ (see Genesis 1:26).

This means that God's goal is not merely to save us, but to conform us to Christ. He seeks to perfect us, not merely protect us. To perfect faith, God intentionally allows conflicts to storm against our souls. I know we picture Jesus gently holding us, patting us on the back, saying, "There, there, it'll be all right." Listen, that is not the voice of Jesus; that is the echo of your mother speaking. Thank God for mothers, but Jesus is seeking to get us to stop being such babies. He wants us to grow up into His image.

Remember, I am talking about the real Jesus now, the one who said, "All things are possible to him who believes" (Mark 9:23). If the Jesus you are following is not leading you into the realm of the impossible to make changes in your world, you are probably following the wrong one.

You see, we do a disservice to people when we tell them, "Give your life to the Lord and He will keep you from trouble." That is not true. We would be more honest to say, "Give your life to Christ, and He will empower you to overcome trouble and adversity." Yes, He will take care of you. But He will not do so by putting you in a harmless world void of problems; rather, He will perfect virtue in you by developing character and by requiring faith--all of which creates the spiritual shelter of a transformed life.

A Storm, a Ghost or Jesus?

Get used to the idea that Jesus is seeking to perfect your faith. Plan on the fact that He will probably set you in some otherwise impossible situation to force your faith to the surface. Sooner or later, the real Jesus will require you to look the impossible straight in the eye and believe God for His power.

Consider the incident when Christ sends His disciples ahead of Him by boat across the Sea of Galilee; that night He crosses this same sea Himself walking on water (see Matthew 14:22-33). Yet, He decides to wait until a storm is rolling in with contrary winds and waves before He sets out. He could have waited for a calm day or simply arrived at the other side, supernaturally, without stopping alongside the boat in the middle of the sea. No, He comes to the disciples with something in mind--He comes to teach a lesson on trust.

Please note that this is a violent storm and that He offers no preliminary instruction, no "Basic Water-Walking 101." He doesn't let them practice on puddles or wait until winter so they could walk on frozen water first. He waits for a storm to teach water-walking, which is by all accounts harder to do on rolling waves than on a placid sea. Then, on top of that, He does not come in daylight; He comes at night. So Jesus comes to the disciples in the middle of the sea, in the middle of a storm, in the middle of the night to teach them to walk on water. He doesn't make it easy. But this is the real Jesus with His real disciples. And we can add to the degree of difficulty the probability that they are physically tired and more than a little fearful about the storm.

Scripture says that the sight of a figure walking on the water, coming out of the blowing wind and spray in the darkness of the night, turns the disciples' fear into terror. They cry out, "It is a ghost!" (Note: Some of the things we label as "ghostly" or demonic are really the Lord stirring life to set the stage for a lesson on faith.)

As Jesus approaches the roll of the boat, He calls out, "Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid."

When Jesus says in the midst of your storm, "It is I," it is a call to faith. When He says, "Take courage," it is a call to action: True faith will always, at some point, require courage.

Peter says, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water."

This is wonderful, really. Here is an insight not only into Jesus Christ, but also into Peter's relationship with Jesus. Ever since Peter has known the Lord, Christ has required him and the disciples to do impossible things--heal the sick, feed multitudes with a lunch pail of food, and raise the dead. Over and over Peter has seen Jesus work miracles; over and over Jesus has empowered Peter to do what he saw Jesus just do.

That night on the stormy sea, Peter has this amazing discernment: "If it's really the Lord, He will tell me to do what He is doing--something impossible. If it's the Jesus I know, in a moment, He will be telling me to walk on the water, too." And true to form, Jesus calls out to Peter, "Come!"

Now Peter is not about to walk on the water, not really. When he steps out, he is walking on the word "Come." He knows that the power to accomplish the impossible resides in Christ's word, and it is this supernatural reality upon which he steps.

You see, this is all about trusting the integrity of Jesus Christ's command. Do you think Peter feels power when he steps on the water? I don't think he feels anything besides the storm. No goose bumps. No "glory chills." Peter sits on the topside rail of the rocking boat and swings his legs over the churning water. Peering through the wind and rain, he looks at Jesus. Then he slips down, stands upright in the water, and begins to walk!

Splash! One step. Splash! Then another and another until Peter walks right up to Jesus. This is no little walk. Admittedly, anyone can walk on water for the first step. It is the second step and beyond that is difficult. Peter walks until the waves grab his attention; then he begins to sink. Jesus saves him, of course, and when they get into the boat the wind stops.

Maybe we would expect the Lord to say, "Peter, you did it!" Maybe Peter was expecting praise for his short water-walking career, but no, Jesus rebukes him saying, "Why did you doubt?"

Christ sees the beginning of something great within Peter and He does not want it contaminated by pride or self-pity. Most of us want a medal every time we do something for God, but He is not about to let Peter or us build a monument to our accomplishments, especially when we are just beginning. If this miracle of Peter's were done by some of us here in America, in two weeks we would have tours, T-shirts and commemorative celebrations of the day we walked on water. But Jesus will allow none of that for His disciples. He sees greatness emerging in Peter and He will not press any of His disciples toward anything other than full conformity to His image.

Remember: God's goal is that we become Christlike. The real Jesus is going to call us to do the impossible. This means that we will be called to do what we have never done before. You will see Jesus ahead of you, probably in some kind of storm, but it will be the beginning of a miracle that will change you--and the world around you.

Let's Pray: "Lord, forgive me for seeking a safe life instead of a supernatural life. I want more of You. Call me out of the boat of my familiar, predictable world. Master, for the sake of reaching the lost, increase my faith until I am standing with You on the water of divine potential. In Jesus' name, Amen."

Thank you GenesisGirl, I'm standing firm on his promises.



I am encouraged, and looking forward to those fruits of the spirit. I'm already experiencing the beginnings of them in my life (first fruits).



Amen, these are the fruits that never spoil and no one can take away.

Thank you for the blessings this day.

Thank you for this post... it is wonderful!!! TRUST AND OBEY!!! Amen....

I have found many posts here to not do that and to also have a lot of LEGALISM and the LAW in them... I just listen to what the Lord tells me in my HEART!

Trusting Him all the way! Thank you!!!!