Turn, if you would, to Isaiah
chapter 36. We'll read verses four and five. Now, these verses
would be very easy for us in our reading to go right by, but
there's a question in here that's wonderful. Even though it's spoken
by a heathen king, it will have us and give us an opportunity
when people ask us this question to proclaim who we trust. Who
do we trust? And this is the name of the message
and it comes down to all hearers. Who do you trust for the salvation
of your soul? Who do you trust? Who do I trust
for the salvation of my soul? And who do you trust for the
salvation of your soul? Now this question was raised
by Rabshakeh to belittle the faith of the Jews to belittle
their faith and It's as if he said like the heathen did to
David. Where is thy God have you ever had anyone ask you that?
Where's your God? He's not coming you say he's
coming. Where is he well? He's coming He is coming. He's come once before and he's
gonna come again. Oh My he came as a lamb he coming
in as a lion. Oh A lion of the tribe of Judah. Oh, my. And it'll be a very public
appearance, beloved. So, if you've ever had anyone
ask you, who do you trust? Why do you trust Jesus? Well,
let us be ready to give an answer. Let we who are the born-again,
blood-washed saints of God reply to those who ask a similar question
today, like David answered the heathen. Our God is in the heavens,
and He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased. Our God reigns. He's sovereign. He does whatever
He pleases. In Isaiah 36, verses 4 and 5,
the scripture declared this, in Rebeshekah, said unto them,
say ye to Hezekiah, thus saith the great king of Assyria, what
confidence is this wherein thou trustest? He's asking him, who's
your confidence? Now Hezekiah is the king of Israel,
and this heathen king is the king of Assyria, and he asked
him, what confidence is this wherein thou trustest? Who are
you trusting in? He says, I say, saith thou, But
they are but vain words. I have counsel and strength for
war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
This king thinks he's something, doesn't he? Oh, he thinks he's
something. He's saying, who are you that
you're rebelling against me? Well, they're not rebelling against
him. They're not going to put themselves under him. They're
saying, we have one God who we serve, one king. That's Jehovah. Oh, my. Now, should anyone ask
us, who do you trust? I've had people ask me that through
the years. Have you ever had anyone ask you that? Who do you
trust? And this, again, this message
is for saved and unsaved because if you're not saved, then you're
trusting in either yourself or something else. God's born-again, blood-washed
people are trusting in God. God the Son is our Savior. God the Father planned and purposed
our salvation, and God the Holy Spirit applied it. Oh my, we're
born again by the Holy Spirit of God. Christ redeemed us with
his precious blood on Calvary's cross, all according to the plan
and purpose of God the Father. So we can say, someone asks us,
who do you trust? I trust the living God, Father,
Son, and Holy Ghost. Now, some in this world trust
in themselves. Before the Lord saved me, I used
to trust in myself. It's foolish, but we do. You think, well, if I only do
this, I can get to heaven. No, there's only one way to heaven. One way, through the man Christ
Jesus, who gave himself a ransom for all his people. Oh my. Some trust their church and say,
well, I belong to a certain denomination, a certain church, therefore,
I'm saved, and you're not. Well, salvation's not in a church.
Salvation's in a person, the Lord Jesus Christ. Some trust
in a form of religion, and that could be any kind of different
forms. I'll tell you what, Jehovah Witness,
Seventh-day Adventist, Catholics, Muslims, Hindus, and it goes
on, Buddhists, it just keeps going. Those are all false religions,
false ways, which will lead to the damnation of your soul. Some
trust a priest and say, well, I go to this priest and I tell
him all my sins. Why are you going to another
sinner? Tell him about your sins. He can't help you. There's only
one mediator between God and man. The man Christ Jesus gave
himself a ransom for all. The God man, God incarnate in
the flesh. Some trust in supposed blind
fate. There's no such thing as fate
in the way people explain it. There's providence, divine providence. And then some people have faith
in their faith. That's dangerous, too, because true, saving faith
has one object. They say, well, I have faith
that I'm going to heaven. Well, who's your faith in? Is
it in something you prayed or something you said, or is it
in Christ Jesus? Because he's the only way to
heaven. Oh, my. And then some people say, well,
I trusted in a religious experience I had. Well, as I said before,
what Luther said, experience is like feelings. Feelings come
and feelings go, but feelings will deceive you. Religious experiences
are deceptive sometimes. Oh my. Don't forget, Satan has
his, he has ministers that are preaching false gospels. People
have religious experiences under them. It's false. A false gospel is
a false gospel. There's only salvation in and
through the Lord Jesus Christ in him alone. So the question
comes to every individual believer and to the unsaved. Who do I
trust for the salvation of my soul? If you're trusting in yourself
and you die in that state, you're going straight to hell. If you're trusting in Christ
alone and his redeeming blood, you're going straight to heaven
when you die. Not because of anything we did, eh? All because
of what Christ did. So the question comes, to each
individual believer, who do you trust? Who do I trust? Who do you trust for the salvation
of your soul? I'm going to tell you who I trust.
I trust the one true living God. the triune God, God the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the one of whom Jonah said, salvation
is of the Lord, is of Jehovah, Jehovah the Father, Jehovah the
Son, and Jehovah the Holy Spirit. In the King James Version, in
1 John 5, 7, the scripture declares, for there are three that bear
record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost,
and these three are one. Three distinct personalities,
one God. One in purpose, one in unity. Now let's look at the three who
are the one God. God the Father, God the Son,
and God the Holy Spirit. One true living God. First, God
the Father. I trust God is my Father. Oh
my. And if God is my father, then
all is well. Then all is well. Believing that
he has chosen me before the foundation of the world in Christ, I trust
him to care for me as my father, to provide for me in providence,
to teach me his ways, to guide me and direct me in this life,
to feed me, to correct me, to clothe me, and we're clothed
in the perfect spotless righteousness of Christ, because the Father
clothes us in that, to protect me, to bring me safely home. Oh, and he's promised, right?
He said, surely. He said, that message we looked
at last week, caught up. So shall ye ever be with the
Lord. Oh, that's wonderful. He's promised that. Oh, listen
to Romans chapter 8, verses 31 to 33. What shall we then say
to these things? If God be for us, who can be
against us? Oh my, it's wonderful. He that
spared not his own son, but delivered him up for us all. How shall
he not with him also freely give us all things? We have all spiritual
blessings in Christ, beloved. Who shall lay, look at this,
who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? Oh my,
it is God that justified. Beloved, we are justified by
God. God the Father is fully pleased
with the sacrifice of his Son in our room and place. God the
Son. Now that brings us to the second
person. of the Trinity, God the Son. I trust the Son of God,
and that's all by God's grace, right? Oh my, the Lord Jesus
Christ, my divine Savior. Our Savior's a divine Savior.
He's the God-man, very God of very God. He is the man, Christ
Jesus, God incarnate in the flesh, sent by the Father, sent by the
Father to save his people from their sins. And I trust him for
all things, with all things, and in all things, because of
who he is, what he's done, what he's doing, and what he has promised
to do. I rely upon him. He is God incarnate
in the flesh, beloved. I say with David, by the grace
of God, the Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. And you know,
we will not want for anything spiritually, will we? Oh no,
beloved, he takes care of his own. So again, someone might
ask us, who is Jesus Christ to me? Might ask, who's Jesus Christ
to you? Who's Jesus? I'm going to tell
you who he is to me. Well, he's my surety. Hebrews 7, 22, by
so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. The old
covenant under which Israel was represented by Aaron had no power
to save. But Christ, our surety, the word
signifies one who draws near. Oh, has he not drawn near to
us, beloved? Oh, it's wonderful. He draws near to God with an
effectual sacrifice himself and a perfect righteousness. his
righteousness, which he gives to us. Oh, so
he comes to God with an effectual sacrifice and righteousness,
his own for me. me oh another thing Jesus Christ
is my Redeemer Job says this for I know my Redeemer liveth
and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth I know
he lives oh my by God's grace I know he lives oh my Redeemer
my Redeemer my Savior Jesus Christ again is my Savior Isaiah chapter
43 this is wonderful if you want to write this down and And look
at this portion. This is beautiful. Isaiah 43,
verses 1 to 3. But now, Jesus Christ is my Savior. But now,
thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed
thee, O Israel, fear not. Oh my, he says, fear not, for
I have redeemed thee. Oh, praise God. God's redeemed
me. My Savior's redeemed me. I have
called thee by thy name. Thou art mine. Oh, what sweet words for the
sinner. Saved by grace. We're gods. We're gods by choice. We're gods by purchase. Oh my,
it's wonderful. And now look at this, what comfort
this can bring us. When thou passest through the
waters, I will be with thee. Oh, here never leave us nor forsake
us. And through the rivers, they
shall not overflow. When thou walkest through the
fire, thou shall not be burned. Neither shall the flame kindle
upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God. That's Jehovah Elohim, beloved,
the Holy One of Israel. Remember what those demons said?
We know who thou art, thou Holy One of Israel. They said that
to Christ, didn't they? Oh my. So this is Christ. Look
at this and this. I'm going to read that again,
verse 3. For I am the Lord thy God, Jehovah Elohim, the Holy
One of Israel, thy Savior. I give Egypt for thy ransom.
in Ethiopia for thee. Oh my, Jesus Christ is my intercessor,
he's my righteousness, he's my preserver, he's my provider,
he's my defender, he's my advocate, he's my judge, he's my refuge,
all that a sinner needs, all that this sinner needs is found
in Christ. Number three, I trust God, the
Holy Ghost. I trust God, the Holy Spirit,
as He is my divine comfort. He subdues my will. He enlightens
my understanding. He checks my passions. He strengthens
me in weakness. He preserves me in trouble. He
comforts me in soul. He guides me in His way, and
He restores me when I fall. Praise His mighty name. On whom dost thou trust? Well,
we're told to trust in the Lord, that's Jehovah, with all thine
heart, and lean not on thine own understanding, and all thy
ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy path. Proverbs
3, verses 5 and 6. The God I trust is God indeed. He's described this way in Revelation
19, verses 6 and 7. He says, I heard, as it were,
the voice of a great multitude, and the voice of many waters,
and the voice of mighty thunder saying, Alleluia, for the Lord
God omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice and
give honor to him. Praise his mighty name. Oh, whoever
listens to this message, may God give you grace to trust Him.
Trusting Him is salvation. Trusting Him gives us peace in
a world of trouble. Trusting Him, we rejoice, knowing
that His rule of the universe is for our good and for His glory. Trusting Him, we pluck up the
tree of trouble and cast it into the sea, remove the mountains
that stand to oppose us and walk with God, just and perfect in
His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, we are accepted in the Beloved.
Praise our great God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who are
one. Salvation is of the Lord. Glory
to God in the highest. Amen and amen.