While there are things that are seasonal, like fruit, colors, and your favorite sport, there are other things that are going on all year-round. As Christians, there are some things that should be going on in our lives year-round as well. There are some things that we should be doing all the time. In our blogs this week, I want us to think about some things that we should do consistently; things that are appropriate “at all times.” Let us begin by looking at the importance of trusting God in our lives. In Psalms 62, David put it like this:

Psalm 62:6-8 (ESV)
⁶ He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. 7 On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. 8 Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.

These verses are all about trusting God. David mentions three areas where we need to trust God. First, we need to trust God to be our rock. We can lean on Him in difficult times when it feels like we are going to collapse under the weight of all of our pains and problems. At times life can be so tiring. There are circumstances of life that are not pleasant, but they are shared by everyone because they are just a part of living. Sometimes death creeps into our lives. At other times sickness sneaks in the back door. Then, there are times when family problems become an unwanted guest in our homes. Debt, often, parks itself in our living room, falling down on the couch and throwing its feet up on the coffee table, as if it plans to stay for a while. We can just get tired of it all. Our bodies get tired, our minds get tired, and, sometimes, we just feel tired all over, and it is during those times that we must remember that God is our rock. Peter reminds us that we can cast our cares upon our Lord’s broad shoulders (1 Peter 5:6).

Next, David said that God was his fortress or refuge. A refuge is somewhere you go for protection. God protects us, not so much from a physical standpoint (though I strongly believe in the providential care of God), but more so from a spiritual standpoint. Our greatest threat is Satan. He is on the attack constantly, day and night, trying to destroy us spiritually. We can fight against the devil, though, and win the battle because we have God on our side. John once said, “for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). Maybe Satan can defeat us when we stand against him alone; but, when we stand with God in Christ, we are fully protected (John 10:25-29; Romans 8:1).

Finally, David says that God is our salvation. He was speaking of salvation from a physical standpoint, but the greater application is from a spiritual standpoint. When it comes to our souls, God can save us to the uttermost. We do not have to worry about salvation if we are walking in the light of God’s Word. God is faithful, and He will do what He has promised, that is, give us a home in heaven if we are faithful to the end (John 14:1-3; 2 Corinthians 5:1-4; 2 Timothy 4:6-8). We do not have to rely on our own greatness for salvation. God is our salvation, and He will deliver us from all the schemes of the devil if we give Him a chance.

How do we give God a chance to save us? In fact, how do we give God a chance to be our rock and our refuge, as well as our salvation? David tells us. We must trust God, not once in a while, but at all times. If we want God to be all these things that David wrote about to us, we must trust God in good times and in bad. We must trust Him every day of our lives, no matter what is going on. We must trust in Him at all times.

As you wind down for the night, think on these things.