Trust and Rest
The sermon emphasizes the importance of trusting in God through life's challenges to find peace and rest in His promises.
Charles E. Cowman preaches on the importance of trust in God, highlighting how trust goes beyond mere belief or faith, as it involves leaning on God's love and character with the heart. Despite delays, difficulties, denials, and uncertainties, he encourages believers to continue trusting in God, assuring that He will bring about the desired outcome. The sermon emphasizes the need to trust and rest in God, even in the midst of trials and challenges, as He is faithful to fulfill His promises and bring peace and light in the end.
Text
"Trust also in him" (Ps. 37:3).
The word trust is the heart word of faith. It is the Old Testament word, the word given to the early and infant stage of faith. The word faith expresses more the act of the will, the word belief the act of the mind or intellect, but trust is the language of the heart. The other has reference more to a truth believed or a thing expected.
Trust implies more than this, it sees and feels, and leans upon a person, a great, true, living heart of love. So let us "trust also in him," through all the delays, in spite of all the difficulties, in the face of all the denials, notwithstanding all the seemings, even when we cannot understand the way, and know not the issue; still "trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass." The way will open, the right issue will come, the end will be peace, the cloud will be lifted, and the light of an eternal noonday shall shine at last.
"Trust and rest when all around thee
Puts thy faith to sorest test;
Let no fear or foe confound thee,
Wait for God and trust and rest.
"Trust and rest with heart abiding,
Like a birdling in its nest,
Underneath His feathers hiding,
Fold thy wings and trust and rest."
Sermon Outline
- I points: - Understanding Trust - The Heart of Faith - Trust as a Personal Connection
- II points: - Trust in Difficult Times - Facing Delays and Denials - The Importance of Perseverance
- III points: - The Promise of Peace - The Light of Hope - The Assurance of God's Presence
- IV points: - Resting in Trust - Finding Comfort in God - The Role of Faith in Daily Life
Key Quotes
“Trust also in him through all the delays, in spite of all the difficulties.” — Charles E. Cowman
“Let no fear or foe confound thee, wait for God and trust and rest.” — Charles E. Cowman
“Fold thy wings and trust and rest.” — Charles E. Cowman
Application Points
- Practice trusting God daily by bringing your worries to Him in prayer.
- Find moments of rest in your life by reflecting on God's faithfulness.
- Encourage others to trust in God by sharing your own experiences of His provision.