TRUST IN ME

IN THE JUNGLE BOOK (Disney’s version), the snake, Kaa, sings a slithering song to Mowgli, luring him to fall asleep and succumb to his ever-tightening grasp. Kaa’s hissing song goes like this,

Trust in me, just in me
Shut your eyes and trust in me
You can sleep safe and sound
Knowing I am around
Slip into silent slumber
Sail on a silver mist
Slowly and surely your senses
Will cease to resist
Trust in me, just in me
Shut your eyes and trust in me.

The song reminds me of another snake I know that might have sung to an unwary couple in a garden millennia ago. Sadly, today many of us find ourselves in the coils of the one who seeks our demise.

     In our journey through the 84^th Psalm, today we arrive at the final verse. It too, calls us to trust, and in that trusting we will discovery blessing. The psalmist writes,

O LORD, Almighty,

blessed is the man who trusts in You.

     We can see that trust is not the problem. In fact, trust is a good thing to develop. The clincher is in what, or in whom, we place our trust. Trust in the snake and you’ll find your life constricted. Trust in the world and you’ll find yourself lost in the materialistic masses. Trust in the LORD, there you will find yourself in the midst of the overflowing blessing of God.

     The question therefore is in whom or what are you trusting today? Let us not be lulled to sleep by that which will ultimately destroy. Rather, let us be fully awake to God from who showers of blessings flow.