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May 9

May 9
Trust Means Joy
For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. (Psalm 33:21)
The root of faith produces the flower of heart-joy. We may not at the first rejoice, but it comes in due
time. We trust the Lord when we are sad, and in due season He so answers our confidence that our
faith turns to fruition, and we rejoice in the Lord. Doubt breeds distress, but trust means joy in the long
run.
The assurance expressed by the psalmist in this verse is really a promise held out in the hands of
holy confidence. Oh, for grace to appropriate it. If we do not rejoice at this moment, yet we shall do
so, as surely as David's God is our God.
Let us meditate upon the Lord's holy name so that we may trust Him the better and rejoice the more
readily. He is in character holy, just, true, gracious, faithful, and unchanging. Is not such a God to be
trusted? He is all-wise, almighty, and everywhere present; can we not cheerfully rely upon Him? Yes,
we will do so at once and do so without reserve. Jehovah-Jireh will provide; Jehovah-Shalom will
send peace; Jehovah-Tsidkenu will justify; Jehovah-Shammah will be forever near; and in
Jehovah-Nissi we will conquer every foe. They that know Thy name will trust Thee; and they that trust
Thee will rejoice in Thee, O Lord.