Friday | 20 March 2026
The beginning of trust is to meet Christ as Lord and King. This is true for a wife and for a husband. We must submit to Christ, and ‘kiss’ Him, lest He be angry and we perish in the way. The psalmist explained that this was the response of a person who was putting their trust in the Lord. Psa 2:12. They trust the King because He is the One who, through death, conquered sin and death and destroyed Satan who has the power of death. Heb 2:14.
Significantly, on His conquering, offering journey, He released ‘those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage [and unable to trust]’. Heb 2:15. When He comes as a King, He says to us, ‘Fear not. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward’. Gen 15:1.
Having received Christ as our shield of faith, we are able to believe the word of His messengers and are identified as children of Abraham. Believing in this manner is the evidence that we have added virtue to our faith. 2Pe 1:5. This virtue, or moral excellence under pressure, is demonstrated by our initiative to receive the light of the knowledge of the glory of our sonship from Christ’s face through the ministry of His messengers. It is as if we are anointing the face of Christ with oil, desiring Him to shine this knowledge upon us, demonstrating that we are no longer leaning on our own understanding.
Importantly, Christ gives aid to the children of Abraham. This aid is resurrection life, and it ministers healing to the identities of those who have been injured by the betrayal of trust and the mistakes of others. This healing enables them to continue to trust the Lord and to trust their brethren – in their marriage, in their house, and in the church.
Further Study:
Hebrews 2
References:
Psa 2:12
Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish in the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
Heb 2:14-15
Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
Gen 15:1
After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.’
2Pe 1:5
But also, for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge.