Sermon for June 2026:

The Divine Calling Ecclesia

IN GOD WE TRUST

Psalm 56:3

“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.”

My brothers and sisters,

There are four words that have echoed across generations.

Four words engraved upon coins.

Four words printed upon currency.

Four words spoken by presidents, preachers, soldiers, farmers, mothers, and children.

In God We Trust.

But I ask you today:

Do we really?

Do we trust God when the bank account is low?

Do we trust God when the doctor gives a troubling report?

Do we trust God when friends abandon us?

Do we trust God when the future becomes uncertain?

Or do we trust God only when everything is going according to our plans?

For it is easy to trust God in the sunshine.

The true test of trust comes in the storm.

Anyone can praise God when the harvest is plentiful.

The measure of faith is revealed when the fields appear barren.

Anyone can trust God when the road is smooth.

Faith is proven when the path disappears and we must walk forward without seeing where our next step will fall.

This is why Proverbs teaches us:

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”

Notice carefully what Scripture does not say.

It does not say trust God when you understand.

It does not say trust God when the outcome is visible.

It does not say trust God when the numbers make sense.

It says trust Him and do not lean upon your own understanding.

Because trust begins where human certainty ends.

The world says, “Seeing is believing.”

God says, “Believing is seeing.”

The world trusts what it can touch.

God asks us to trust what He has promised.

The world trusts money.

The believer trusts provision.

The world trusts power.

The believer trusts sovereignty.

The world trusts institutions.

The believer trusts the Almighty.

The world says, “I will believe it when I see it.”

Faith says, “I will see it because God said it.”

This is the difference between the natural man and the spiritual man.

The natural man trusts himself.

The spiritual man trusts God.

The natural man asks, “What can I accomplish?”

The spiritual man asks, “What can God accomplish through me?”

The natural man measures his strength by his resources.

The spiritual man measures his strength by the faithfulness of God.

One stands upon shifting sand.

The other stands upon the Rock.

Consider Abraham.

God called him to leave everything familiar.

No map.

No destination.

No guarantee except a promise.

The world would call such a journey foolish.

Heaven calls it faith.

Consider Moses standing before the Red Sea.

Behind him was Pharaoh.

Before him was the water.

To human understanding there was no path forward.

Yet God made a way where there was no way.

Consider David facing Goliath.

The giant trusted his armor.

David trusted his God.

One trusted iron.

The other trusted the Almighty.

And before the day was finished, the world learned which foundation was stronger.

Again and again throughout Scripture we find the same lesson.

God has never failed those who trust Him.

Kings have failed.

Empires have failed.

Economies have failed.

Governments have failed.

Religions have failed.

But God has never failed.

Not once.

Not ever.

The Psalmist understood this truth when he wrote:

“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.”

How much anxiety would disappear from our lives if we truly believed those words?

How much fear would lose its grip?

How much worry would release its hold?

How many sleepless nights would become peaceful rest?

For trust is not merely believing that God exists.

Trust is believing that God is able.

Trust is believing that God is present.

Trust is believing that God is faithful even when circumstances suggest otherwise.

Trust is the quiet confidence that whispers:

“Though I cannot see the way, He knows the way.”

“Though I do not understand the plan, He understands the plan.”

“Though I cannot control tomorrow, tomorrow is already in His hands.”

Jeremiah declared:

“Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.”

Notice that Scripture does not say blessed is the man who possesses the most.

Blessed is not the man with the largest house.

Blessed is not the man with the greatest wealth.

Blessed is not the man with the highest position.

Blessed is the man who trusts God.

Why?

Because everything else can be taken away.

But God cannot.

Jobs may disappear.

Money may disappear.

Health may disappear.

Friends may disappear.

But the presence of God remains.

The faithfulness of God remains.

The promises of God remain.

The love of God remains.

And if God remains, then hope remains.

My brothers and sisters, there is a reason why trust is so precious to God.

Trust is the language of relationship.

Trust is what a child places in a loving father.

Trust is what a sheep places in its shepherd.

Trust is what the believer places in his Creator.

Without trust there can be no peace.

Without trust there can be no rest.

Without trust there can be no true faith.

And perhaps that is why God allows us to walk through seasons where trust is all we have.

Not to destroy us.

But to teach us.

Not to weaken us.

But to strengthen us.

Not to abandon us.

But to reveal Himself.

For when every earthly support is removed, we discover whether our confidence was in God or merely in the things around us.

Then comes the great revelation:

God was enough all along.

The one who truly trusts God begins to see life differently.

He no longer views himself as the owner of all things.

He sees himself as a steward of blessings entrusted to his care.

His family becomes God’s gift.

His labor becomes God’s calling.

His home becomes God’s provision.

His land becomes God’s creation entrusted to him for a season.

Everything changes when trust replaces possession.

Everything changes when faith replaces fear.

Everything changes when surrender replaces control.

And so I leave you with this question:

When people look upon your life, do they merely hear you say, “In God We Trust”?

Or can they see it?

Can they see it in your peace during difficulty?

Can they see it in your courage during uncertainty?

Can they see it in your faith during adversity?

Can they see it in your joy during trials?

Can they see it in your willingness to surrender everything into the hands of the One who gave it?

For trust is not proven by words.

Trust is proven by surrender.

Trust is proven by obedience.

Trust is proven by faithfulness.

And when we finally learn to trust God completely, we discover that He has been trustworthy all along.

So let us trust in the Lord with all our heart.

Let us lean not upon our own understanding.

Let us place our confidence not in the strength of men, but in the faithfulness of Almighty God.

And let the testimony of our lives declare what our lips proclaim:

In God We Trust.

Amen.

The Divine Calling Ecclesia at Energy Shift Yoga & Grace