Topic: Over the Edge [David Jeremiah Devotional 18 November 2019 | Turning Point Ministries]

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Have faith in God.
Mark 11:22

Recommended Reading: Mark 11:20-24

Adventure seekers in Omaha, Nebraska, can rappel off the Highline Building during an annual event called “Over the Edge” that raises money for Greater Omaha Youth for Christ. The organizer explained, “That first step is the hardest when they tell you to trust the rope and lean back. That’s the hardest part but it is thrilling.” Imagine stepping backward with 230 feet of thin air below you, supported by a single rope. It feels dangerous, but, done correctly, it’s safe, exciting, and the cause is worthy.

The followers of Christ are like that. We lean on Christ during the cliffhanging moments of life and trust Him like a climber walking down the side of a building. In his book, Trusting God, Jerry Bridges wrote, “It often seems more difficult to trust God than to obey Him. The moral will of God given to us in the Bible is rational and reasonable. The circumstances in which we must trust God often appear irrational and inexplicable…. Yet it is just as important to trust God as it is to obey Him.”¹

The ups and downs of life may be God’s way of teaching us to rely on Him. You can trust the rope of His grace.

In order to trust God, we must always view our adverse circumstances through the eyes of faith, not of sense.
Jerry Bridges, Trusting God