In God I Trust

I trust in You. Psalms 56:3b 

In God, whose word I praise, 

In God do I trust,

and I will not be afraid. Psalms 56:4a 

Today morning we had our company's board meeting wherein I had briefed about the preparedness in buying the 35,000 New Testament Recovery Version from LSM and how to practically pay back the price of the Bible. The amount will be over 200,000 USD and it may not be an easy task to clear this bill. However, as a director, I need to give a word to other directors as to how this can be paid back. In fact, I have been praying over this matter for the past few months now. Though I did not have a clear-cut answer to this very question, I do have confidence in the Lord and faith in Him that it will be paid back within a year's time. Therefore I replied to the query that once the Bibles were printed and delivered to us, we shall clear the bill within a year.

The burden the Lord gave me is that all preparatory works should be done in the best possible way. Therefore, I have worked on preparing the brochure for the 4 languages, PPT, and also one-minute audio introducing the crucial verses and footnotes of the Recovery Version translation. The Lord has been gracing us and we have been making good progress. 

The next step is to fellowship with all the leading brothers and open the door for every saint in the church life speaking these four languages to pick up the burden and do the introduction and distribution. Officially, we may take the lead to first speak to the leading brothers of the local churches and to the key Christian leaders of version Christian groups, Bible colleges, and Christian bookstores.  I believe the Lord will give us the wisdom needed, His grace, and His blessing to distribute these Bibles. In fact, the plan is that all these Bibles can go directly to the saints, seekers, and the customer without having a need for intermediary stocking.  I believe the Lord will open the door and open the hearts of His children to long for this Bible and that they will receive it once it is available.

Based upon this plan that dawned on me in my prayer and consideration before the Lord months, by faith I spoke the word in confidence that we will be able to pay back within a year. Having said this, I do not have any confidence in myself. My full confidence is in the Lord who has been so faithful. The who God led us to study Greek and translate the New Testament will also lead us to print and distribute them to all His children. My confidence is based on God being the source, means, and ends for the distribution of this Bible.

Later, in my personal Bible reading time, the Lord gave a word of encouragement from the life of David. In fact, it seems to me these words are confirmation of what I just said in the board meeting. David knew Jehovah well and he had been trained. With those experiences he had as a shepherd in the wilderness, he was confident enough to challenge and face Goliath. As the fact goes, he defeated Goliath with a single slingshot! 

Drawing from the life of David, I could testify the same. Therefore, the God who called, trained, and led David to kill Goliath will also lead me in this project of the Bible distribution.

And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine. 1 Samuel 17:32

But Saul said to David, You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are but a youth and he has been a man of war since his youth. And David said to Saul, Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep; and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock, I would go out after it and strike it and deliver the lamb from its mouth. And when it rose up against me, I would seize it by its beard and strike it and kill it. Both the lion and the bear did your servant strike; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the ranks of the living God. And David said, Jehovah, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and may Jehovah be with you. 1 Samuel 17:33-37

Above all, David trusted in God and God was with him, giving him wisdom and he acted prudently. Likewise, I should learn from David and seek the Lord's wisdom that I may act prudently in every undertaking.

1 Samuel 18
5 And David went forth; on every mission that Saul sent him he acted prudently. Therefore Saul set him over the men of battle, and it was good in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
12 And Saul was afraid of David, for Jehovah was with him and had departed from Saul.
14And David acted prudently in all his campaigns, and Jehovah was with him.
15And when Saul saw that he acted very prudently, he stood in awe of him.
:28And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David. And Michal the daughter of Saul loved him.

As David's experiences were, so shall my experiences be. Trusting in God, the Lord will lead me through in planning, preparation, practical distribution, and payback. 

In God I Trust