Psalms 16 continued: Let Go, Let God

On the previous entry, I blogged briefly about trust. 

     Way back, almost 30 years ago, I remember a sign on a wall in a supply issue room in the Army.  It read:  "We trust in God, all others must sign on the dotted line."  Funny how some things just always seem to stay with you.

     Another sign that I used to see more than 30 years ago said, "Let Go, Let God." 
Simple enough.  Yet a powerful statement.  This one was on my mom's refrigerator.

     In Genesis Chapter 5: 21-24, we learn that Enoch lived 365 years beyond the birth of his son, Methuselah.  He was 65 at the time of Methuselah's birth.  We also note that he "walked with God."
I have often found myself a little envious of Enoch.  After all, what could it have been like to walk with God?

     Another word closely associated with trust is Faith. I used to pray to God as a young man and then wonder why didn't He answer my prayers.  Actually, He did.  It just took me a few years to realize just how.

    So, the NKJV Psalms 16:1 reads, "Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust."  Another version, the NAS provides a slightly different take on the message, reading: "Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in Thee."  Now, between the two interpretations, I draw the inference that to trust could be to also to have a place (or someone) with whom to seek refuge.  I trust you enough,  that I know I can count on you to give me refuge and that I will be preserved.

     When we were children and we cut our finger, to whom did we place our trust or seek refuge from the pain in order to clean the wound and start the healing process?  Our parents?  Then why not seek God for refuge and trust in the creator of all things?

     Let me leave you with this.  Trust in God, Trust in Jesus.  What other refuge offers more?