Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-30


The word "trust" has several mean
ings. In Psalms 2 ~, BLESSED are all
they that put their trust in him." it
means to have confidence in the Lord
as the Ruler or King. Not long ago
man held the high-sounding title of
his majesty, car of all the Russias.
AS such many put their trust in him.
But he lost the high place and became
merely Nicholas Romanoff without
power to aid those who trusted him.
But the one Who trusts the Lord as
Ruler and King has One whose title
and throne is established forever.
In Ruth 2:12 Boaz speaking to
Ruth concerning the Lord, says: "Un-
der whose wings thou art come to
trust" Here the word means ito find
a refuge" It reminds one Of the high
winds and mounting waves threaten
ing to engMf a laboring ship. But
battered and blown, she comes tum-
stormy seas to the calm and safety Of
her refuge.
Or it reminds of the mother bird
calling her young at the approach of
an, enemy and gathering them to
safety under her protecting wings.
SO the saint upon lifes stormy sea
may find a refuge under the wings Of
the Almighty. Safety and rest from
all storms and all enemies are his by
simply trusting the Lord.
A slightly different meaning Of the
word is found in Psalms Sc 3, "What
Here it means ito lean on The
psalmist found himself surrounded by
enemies. None came to his support
r There seemed no help for him. Tired
3 and weary in the unequal struggle his
+ soul cried out for some one to lean
on and to gather strength from
9 Facing the surrounding enemies alone
the fear of failure and defeat gripped
him until relief came by trusting in
g the Lord or leaning on his God. Per
|. haps, my reader there is no way out
j of your difficulties, but there is way
: over, and you may tread that way by
o leaning on your Lord. Trust him
Y lean upon him, and the harder yol
a lean the more you please him.
/. Another meaning of the word is II
Psalms 22:S. "He trusted on tn
FL Lord that he would deliver him." I
h means here, 'He rolled himself on tn
a. Lord" This psalm foretells the e2
ID perience of our Lord upon the cross
He was there forsaken and alone
"a Even his God seemed to have left hir
ot and his followers had fed. His enc
If mics rejoiced in his sorrow. Th
blackness of midnight gloom settle
RI upon him. But then in spite of then
o. selves, his enemies gave voice in TIL
re way to satisfaction. He could 70
i'll himself on the Lord. This is his d.
ed sire for his people today. There ma
II not be strength to rise and walk |
ht him, but there is always power to 70
oneself upon the Lord, to trust hi
IN and trusting, find that he not only ca
90 ries the burden but the believer 1,
,,r well.
Still another meaning of the wol
he is in Job IS IA, where it means I"
~. stay upon" Job could not understaI
why such grievous sorrow and 10
nd should be his. He desired to find t
m Almighty and plead with him, but G,
no appeared to hide from him. How oft
p a it is so with Christians. They wa
IN in sorrows path and troubles spri
out on every side. They pray, but t
- heavens seem as brass. They cry
~ God, but he appears to have forgot
them. They search to find the eau
GU ! and can find none. Darkness s,
~. rounds them. What can they do?
49, Job did, and doing found compl,
satisfaction, simply trust or stay up
90 his God.
Vn.