Friday, April 04, 2025
Trust
The operation is over! The patient lived, and is healing. The prognosis is that the patient will be far stronger, bigger, better, and more resilient than ever before." That is how President Trump described the state of the economy and the nation in the wake of the unprecedented tariffs levied on more than 180 countries around the world late Wednesday afternoon. This is despite the stock market experiencing tremendous drops and losing roughly $2 trillion in value on Thursday.
But while no one was really quite sure how much of a hit the market would take when the day began, Trump had been warning that there would be a painful adjustment period. He just also claimed—and continues to claim—that it will be worth it in the end.
While the vast majority of economists agree that the tariffs will cause far more harm than good, most also agree that something needed to change. The president's approach to global trade appears to mirror his approach to other aspects of governance as well, with unpredictability and chaos wielded as weapons to accomplish his goals.
Now, the question is simple: Will it work? Unfortunately, despite what many have claimed, it's far too soon to know the answer to that particular query.
Of all the resources at our disposal, trust is perhaps the most fragile. Real trust—the kind that can help people believe or rely on what you say even when they'd rather you be wrong—takes a long time to build but can be lost in an instant. Oftentimes, it only takes a single crack in that foundation for everything built upon it to begin crumbling.
So in this section Jesus has displayed Messianic Miracles to prove Who He is, and how you and I right here today should trust in His trustworthiness!
As Christians, we are asking the lost to bet their eternity on the idea that Jesus is God, that he came and died for their sins, and that he has been raised back to life again. Moreover, we're also asking them to make a personal relationship with him the bedrock upon which every other part of their lives is built. Every hope and dream is to become secondary to following his will.
That's a lot to take on faith. But Jesus is displayed to us as absolutely trustworthy for you to trust Him as your Messiah, your Lord, your Saviour. He is the Messiah, the Son of David! The King and Lord of all!
Now, there's more to faith than just trusting that what someone else said is true. There is solid evidence that Jesus is who the Bible says he is and that the rest of the claims about him are not only believable but more logical than the alternative. While faith is still a necessary step, God has gone to remarkable lengths to make it as simple and reasonable as possible to take that step. He calls us to trust in Him.