The Christian faith stands on two foundations: Trust and Obey. We sing about it. If you ever need a motive to trust and obey, to surrender your life to the will of God; look no farther than Jesus. He gave His all to do the Father’s will.
Look at the attitude of Job, who in the depths of despair cried out: “Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him...”, Job 13:15.
The faithful Christian is not one of passive involvement. We don’t just sit around watching God do all the work. No. He places within us a desire to be involved in that work. He will show us what to do if we ask Him. That, after all, is why He saved us and equipped us for work.
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.
John H. Sammis, 1887
