Mind Stayed on The Lord - Part 1 - Friday

Title: The Rock of Salvation: Finding Refuge, Joy, and Total Reliance in God

Description:

In the final installment of this week's series on For Zion's Sake, hosts Shelly and June Volk conclude their teaching on keeping your mind stayed on the Lord. Addressing the dangers of self-reliance and placing trust in human strength, they explore what scripture reveals about God's faithfulness during trials, suffering, and persecution. Learn how wholehearted trust in Messiah brings profound joy, spiritual security, and the enduring protection of God's chesed (unfailing love), concluding with a prayer for the salvation of Israel and the recitation of the Shema.

Key Takeaways

• Human Strength vs. Divine Trust: Trusting in human wisdom or mortal strength leads to spiritual barrenness, whereas placing complete trust in God yields deep stability, hope, and fruitful living even in seasons of drought (Jeremiah 17:5–8).

• Finding Refuge in Trials: Severe afflictions—even moments where life feels despaired of—are allowed so that believers lean not on themselves, but on the God who raises the dead (2 Corinthians 1:8–9).

• The Pitfalls of Soulish Living: Relying on human feelings, intellect, or natural self-preservation (the soulish life) blinds us to spiritual reality; walking in the Spirit grounds us in eternal truth (Proverbs 28:26).

• Surrounded by Chesed: Putting complete faith in God invites His chesed—His lovingkindness, mercy, grace, and unfailing covenant love—to envelop and preserve the soul (Psalm 32:10, Psalm 86:1–5).

• Unshakable Protection and Joy: Trusting in the Lord grants internal joy, safety, and a foundation as steadfast and immovable as Mount Zion (Psalm 125:1, Proverbs 29:25).

Scripture References

• Isaiah 62:1 – "For Zion’s sake I will not hold My peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest..."

• Isaiah 26:3–4 – "You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You..."

• Jeremiah 29:11 – "'For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,' says the Lord, 'thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.'"

• Psalm 118:8–9 – "It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man."

• 2 Corinthians 1:8–9 – "...that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead..."

• Proverbs 28:26 – "He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whoever walks wisely will be delivered."

• Jeremiah 17:5–8 – "Cursed is the man who trusts in man... Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord."

• Psalm 37:39–40 – "But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in the time of trouble."

• Psalm 32:10 – "...he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him."

• Psalm 86:1–5 – "Preserve my life, for I am holy; You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You!"

• Psalm 125:1 – "Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever."

• Proverbs 29:25 – "The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe."

• Deuteronomy 6:4 – "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one!"

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