Faith in Whom?

 

 

 

What we call faith in God

Is more often than not faith in man,

To impress the human authority

In all of life is our plan.

 

For the job and for the wife

We say we sought God’s plan

But the truth be told in all honesty

Such was always in our hand.

 

God did not choose our job

And neither did He choose our wife

And neither was He responsible

For most of our choices in life.

 

Hopefully they were wise choices

Base on the wisdom from above

Installed in each born-again believer

Because of the Father’s love.

 

Faith in human authority

Has been plagued with many a fall

And even in the case of Christians

Many accuse Almighty God.

 

We put faith in our national leaders

To fulfil the promises they made

But we blame God for our suffering

Whenever these leaders fail.

 

We cannot live out our existence

Without trust in a human source,

That is a certain everyday reality

We must acknowledge, of course.

 

However, we can use godly wisdom

As we choose whom we will trust

While understanding at the same time

The possibility of being crushed.

 

Faith in God: He’ll see us through,

Trust in man: it’s natural to do,

We ride on planes and busses and trains

We are very trusting: both me and you.

 

“I don’t trust a single living soul.”

That is a colossal untruth

And every waking and sleeping moment

Provides unmistakable proof.

 

The arm of flesh will fail us

As is demonstrated in the Word of God,

But the strong arm of God Almighty

Sustains us even when we fall.

 

It is never ever God that fails

But men in whom we must trust,

Let’s put this matter in right perspective

And save us a world of fuss.

 

Stewart Russell © September 8, 2022