Trust in God

When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:17-19


What shall we conclude then? Is there injustice upon God's part? Certainly not!  For He says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy and I will have compassion (pity) on whom I will have compassion.  So then [God's gift] is not a question of human will and human effort, but of God's mercy. [It depends not on one's own willingness nor on his strenuous exertion as in running a race, but on God's having mercy on him.] Romans 9:14-16 AMP

So it is God who decides to show mercy.  God chooses people for His purposes.  God prepares in advance ones for glory and shows mercy on them.  Who are we, but His creation?  Who are we but men?  He has created us for His pleasure and glory, does the creation ask of it's maker, "why?"  Yet He allows us such communication in His mercy.  We come boldly as children of God to ask, "what is my destiny, Father?"

In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction. He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory. And we are among those whom he selected, both from the Jews and from the Gentiles.  Romans 9:22-24 NLT

We are blessed if we can take no offense towards God.  If we trust in Him and follow His way of salvation, and His path of life, our faith is finished by His Son Jesus.  If we can accept the gift of faith in Lord God Jesus, come from heaven as a man, fully God, died on a cross here on earth, and is now risen at the right hand of authority on the throne of thrones....then love conquers all!  Fully surrendered in love for God, we accept His sacrifice and know that He loves us by praising Jesus for humbly serving unto death by our brothers.  Now we have a powerful hope in this Risen King!  HE who loves us, has all authority! OH how trustworthy is our Savior!

He also said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come." Mark 4:26-29 NIV

Some things we do not know, how a seed can grow?  Some things we cannot see, the sprouting of a seed.  Yet we wait for a harvest, in confidence we rest.  Our faith is made complete by Jesus, the Author the finisher, in whom and through whom, and for whom all things were created.  Trust in God.

He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?" They were terrified and asked each other, "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!" Mark 4:39-41