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Sunday,Sunday,October 14, 2012October 14, 2012

The Book of ProverbsThe Book of ProverbsChapter 3Chapter 3

Prov 3:5-6Prov 3:5-6Trust in the Lord with all Trust in the Lord with all

your Heart, Pt. 9your Heart, Pt. 9

III. Faith-Resting in God III. Faith-Resting in God is developed through is developed through

different kinds of trust.different kinds of trust.

A. Compliant TrustA. Compliant TrustYYielding, submissiveness, and ielding, submissiveness, and obedience to the mandates of obedience to the mandates of

God.God.

Gen 7:5,Gen 7:5,“Noah did according to all “Noah did according to all

that the Lord had commanded that the Lord had commanded him.”him.”

Cf. Gen 22:7-8; Cf. Gen 22:7-8; Psa 40:8; Mat 16:24-25Psa 40:8; Mat 16:24-25

B. Confident TrustB. Confident Trust Having confidence, seeking Having confidence, seeking refuge and security in God. refuge and security in God. Being assured and certain in Being assured and certain in

Him, His Word, Plan and Him, His Word, Plan and Will for your life. Will for your life.

Prov 14:26,Prov 14:26,“In the fear (“In the fear (reverencereverence) of the ) of the

LORD there is strong confidence, LORD there is strong confidence, and his children will have refuge.”and his children will have refuge.”

Cf. Gen 24:7; 30:24; 35:18;Cf. Gen 24:7; 30:24; 35:18;1 Kings 17:12-16; Psa 3:25-26; 1 Kings 17:12-16; Psa 3:25-26;

27:3; 71:5; Eph 3:11-12; Phil 3:3.27:3; 71:5; Eph 3:11-12; Phil 3:3.

C. Courageous TrustC. Courageous Trust

Courageous, “Having or Courageous, “Having or characterized by courage; characterized by courage;

being valiant.” being valiant.”

Courage, “the state or quality Courage, “the state or quality of mind or spirit that enables of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger with self-one to face danger with self-

possession (possession (behaving in a calm behaving in a calm and confident wayand confident way), confidence ), confidence and resolution; bravery; valor.”and resolution; bravery; valor.”

Hebrew - AMETS, Hebrew - AMETS, “To be stout, strong, bold, or “To be stout, strong, bold, or

alert.”alert.”

Psa 27:14,Psa 27:14,“Wait for, “Wait for,

((QAVAH – Faith Rest inQAVAH – Faith Rest in), ), the LORD; be strong and let the LORD; be strong and let your heart take courage; yes, your heart take courage; yes,

wait for the LORD.”wait for the LORD.”

Psa 31:24,Psa 31:24,“Be strong and let your heart “Be strong and let your heart

take courage, all you who take courage, all you who hope in the LORD.”hope in the LORD.”

Num 13:30,Num 13:30,“Then Caleb quieted the people “Then Caleb quieted the people

before Moses and said, “We before Moses and said, “We should by all means go up and take should by all means go up and take possession of it, for we will surely possession of it, for we will surely

overcome it.”overcome it.”Cf. 2 Chron 32:7-8; 1 Sam 14:6-12Cf. 2 Chron 32:7-8; 1 Sam 14:6-12

Trusting in the Lord will Trusting in the Lord will instill His courage in you to instill His courage in you to do what the Lord is leading do what the Lord is leading

you to do. Psa 56:4, 11you to do. Psa 56:4, 11

John 16:33,John 16:33,“These things I have spoken to “These things I have spoken to

you, so that in Me you may you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have peace. In the world you

have tribulation, but take have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the courage; I have overcome the

world.”world.”

2 Cor 5:6-8,2 Cor 5:6-8,“Therefore, being always of good “Therefore, being always of good

courage, and knowing that while we courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord - from the Lord - 77for we walk by faith, for we walk by faith,

not by sight - not by sight - 88we are of good we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be courage, I say, and prefer rather to be

absent from the body and to be at absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.” home with the Lord.”

D. Conquered, Conceding D. Conquered, Conceding or Surrendered Trust.or Surrendered Trust.

In Joshua 2, Rahab’s fear of In Joshua 2, Rahab’s fear of the Lord lead her to faith-rest the Lord lead her to faith-rest in God for her deliverance.in God for her deliverance.

PrinciplePrinciple::It is not enough to know It is not enough to know about God and fear Him, about God and fear Him,

there is a need to put faith in there is a need to put faith in Him. Him.

The surrendered spirit will, The surrendered spirit will, even in the midst of even in the midst of idolatrous people, idolatrous people,

acknowledge the Lord as the acknowledge the Lord as the true God. true God.

Job also had a conceding type Job also had a conceding type of faith-rest, determined to of faith-rest, determined to

trust the Lord with his life, no trust the Lord with his life, no matter what the Lord did with matter what the Lord did with

him. him.

Job 13:15, Job 13:15, “Though He slay me, I will “Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless I hope in Him. Nevertheless I will prove my ways before will prove my ways before

Him.”Him.”

Our Lord had a conceding Our Lord had a conceding heart displayed in the Garden heart displayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, as He chose of Gethsemane, as He chose

“not My will, but the Father’s “not My will, but the Father’s be done.”be done.”

Mat 26:39,Mat 26:39,“And He went a little beyond “And He went a little beyond them,them, and fell on His face and and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but from Me; yet not as I will, but

as You will.” as You will.”

Heb 5:7,Heb 5:7,“In the days of His flesh, He “In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and offered up both prayers and

supplications with loud crying supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save and tears to the One able to save

Him from death, and He was Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.”heard because of His reverence.”

Thomas displayed his Thomas displayed his surrendered faith in believing surrendered faith in believing in the resurrected Lord after in the resurrected Lord after

seeing Him with his own seeing Him with his own eyes. eyes. John 20:28, “Thomas John 20:28, “Thomas answered and said to Him, answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!””“My Lord and my God!””

Saul, a.k.a. Paul, surrendered Saul, a.k.a. Paul, surrendered to the Lord when he was to the Lord when he was “knocked off his horse.”“knocked off his horse.”

Acts 22:6-11Acts 22:6-11

The surrendered believer is The surrendered believer is one who realizes their human one who realizes their human intellect, power and strength intellect, power and strength

can not save them for can not save them for salvation or in daily attacks salvation or in daily attacks

from Satan’s Cosmic System. from Satan’s Cosmic System.

This believer surrenders their This believer surrenders their own human strength in own human strength in

exchange for the omnipotence exchange for the omnipotence of God and His Word. of God and His Word.

1 Cor 1:27; 2 Cor 12:10; 13:91 Cor 1:27; 2 Cor 12:10; 13:9

2 Cor 12:10, 2 Cor 12:10, “Therefore I am well content “Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with weaknesses, with insults,

with distresses, with with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.”am weak, then I am strong.”

The surrendered spirit is a The surrendered spirit is a “complete” (mature) spirit. “complete” (mature) spirit.

Grace OfferingGrace Offering

Prov 3:9-10, Prov 3:9-10, “Honor the LORD from your wealth “Honor the LORD from your wealth

and from the first of all your and from the first of all your produce; So your barns will be filled produce; So your barns will be filled

with plenty and your vats will with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine.”overflow with new wine.”

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Proverbs Chapter 3 Proverbs Chapter 3Trust in the LordTrust in the Lord

Courageous and ConqueredCourageous and Conquered Prov 3:5-6; Psa 27:14; 31:24: 56:4, 11; Joshua 2:9-11; Mat 26:39

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