Your life will be as a prize

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and whose hope is the Lord. What do these words in Jeremiah 17:7 mean?

A key words here is "trust". The Hebrew word for trust, batach, means to feel secure or confident and to rely on. Trusting God implies loyalty to Him and His Word. It means to be confident that He has good plans for you and that He is for you despite how many people might be against you. It means that He is with you to protect you and lift you when you are under attack (from the devil). It means to trust Him that His strength and power will overrule your anxiety and insecurity because of people who might have hurt you. It means that you can rely on God for mending relations with other people. It means to be confident that God who created Heaven and earth and every living creature, who created you, that He can and will heal your heart and give you peace for the future.

Jeremiah 39:18 says that God will surely deliver you and you shall not fall. Instead, your life will be as a prize to you when you have put your trust in Him. Receiving a prize represents happiness. Psalm 146:5 says that he who has God for his help and puts his hope in Him is happy.

Psalm 125:1 says that those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion which cannot be moved, but abides forever. What does it mean to be like Mount Zion? Let us take a look at what Mount Zion is and represents.

The word Zion essentially means "fortification". Zion was originally the name of the ancient Jebusite fortress in the city of Jerusalem. Zion later came to stand not only for the fortress but also for the city in which the fortress stood. The spiritual meaning of Zion is continued in the New Testament, where it is given the Christian meaning of God's spiritual Kingdom. Peter refers to Christ as the Cornerstone of Zion: "See, I lay a stone on Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in Him will never be put to shame" (1. Peter 2:6).  -  Ref: http://www.gotquestions.org/Zion.html

Trusting in God brings us to God's dwelling place. God's dwelling place cannot be moved and it abides forever. Who can push you over when you trust in God? Who can succeed destroying your marriage when both of you put your trust in God?

Proverbs 16:20 says that he who wisely pays attention to God's Word will find good.

So, if you find yourself in a difficult situation, you can rely on God that He will make sure that you will be happy if you make your decision according to God's Word and not according to the deceiving words of the devil. And remember, the devil often speaks through other people. One of his favourite deceits is to speak through other Christians. So, wisely pay attention also when other Christians advice you. Make sure that you relate their advices to what God says.  If for example other Christians tell you that sickness and diseases are God's way of teaching you to obey, you should definitely seek and find out what God really says. If for example other Christians favour you as a single human being and not you and your spouse as a married couple, you should definitely seek and find out what God really says. If for example other Christians say that you have to do your own best to the uttermost and if it is not enough God will help you with the rest, you should definitely seek and find out what God really says.

God will surely deliver you and your life will be as a prize. Because you are with God in His dwelling place.

The key word is trust. Seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness (ref Matthew 6:33). Trust Him first, then He will give you the gift that makes you capable also to trust others. Because when you trust God, you cannot be moved and you will remain forever.