Trusting God With All Our Tomorrows
Trusting God with all our tomorrows means giving up control and living one day at a time, putting our future into God's hands.
David Wilkerson emphasizes the importance of trusting God with our future, using Abraham's obedience as a powerful example. God commanded Abraham to leave everything familiar behind and go to an unknown land, asking him to surrender his tomorrows into God's hands. Abraham responded in faith, not knowing the details of his journey, which illustrates the essence of living a life of trust in God. Wilkerson encourages believers to follow Abraham's example by committing their futures to God, who promises to guide and bless those who do. Ultimately, trusting God is the key to pleasing Him and experiencing His plans for our lives.
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The Lord appeared to Abraham and gave him an incredible command: "Get out of your country, from your family and from your father's house, to a land that I will show you" (Genesis 12:1).
How amazing! Suddenly, God picked out a man and told him, "I want you to get up and go, leaving everything behind: your home, your relatives, even your country. I want to send you someplace and I will direct you how to get there along the way."
How did Abraham respond to this incredible word from the Lord? "By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going" (Hebrews 11:8).
Think about what God was asking of Abraham. He did not show him how he would support his family, how far to go or when he would arrive. He just told him two things in the beginning: "Go," and, "I will show you the way."
What an incredible thing God was commanding. He told Abraham, in essence, "From this day on, I want you to give me all your tomorrows. You are to live your life putting your future into my hands, one day at a time. If you will commit to do this, I will bless you, guide you, and lead you to a place you never imagined."
God wants to take every member of Christ's Body to this same place. Indeed, Abraham is what Bible scholars call a "pattern man," someone who serves as an example of how to walk before the Lord. And Abraham's example shows us what is required of all who would seek to please God.
The apostle Paul tells us that all who believe and trust in Christ are the children of Abraham ("Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham" Galatians 3:7, NIV). In short, we please God by trusting him. Have you entrusted all your tomorrows into the Lord's hands, as Abraham did?
Sermon Outline
- The Call to Trust God
- The Nature of Trusting God
- The Requirement for Pleasing God
- Trust in Christ
- Being Children of Abraham
- Trusting God for All Tomorrows
Key Quotes
“God wants to take every member of Christ's Body to this same place.” — David Wilkerson
“We please God by trusting him.” — David Wilkerson
“Have you entrusted all your tomorrows into the Lord's hands, as Abraham did?” — David Wilkerson
Application Points
- We must learn to trust God with all our tomorrows, giving up control and living one day at a time.
- Trusting God is a key aspect of pleasing Him, as demonstrated by Abraham's example.
- As children of Abraham, we must put our future into God's hands and trust in Christ.