Transcript: Building Divine Trust in God's Plan

Let us pray. Father, in the name of Jesus, it is my prayer that your word, which is truth, unfold to every hearer and the revelation of the knowledge be granted and flooded into the eyes of their hearts with light of the Holy Spirit of truth, so that they may know and understand the hope to which you've called us, so that they may know what is the immeasurable and unlimited and suppressing greatness of your power in all and for all who believe as demonstrated in the working of your mighty strength which you exerted in Christ your Son when you raised him from the dead. Lord, please give and fill each one with clear and deep insight of this truth in your Scripture today by giving a quickening spirit to discern and digest what you are showing in this subject of divine and steadfast trust in you. Amen. I would like us to open today with this encouraging word in Psalms 125. Again, our subject is divine trust, which also is known as having a steadfast trust in God. Or we could also just boil it down to one big word called faith. And with any subject, we can only touch upon in a short time we have in this service. But I wish to use this psalm today to bring some light upon the message called divine trust, steadfast trust. Or as I said, we can boil it down and put it in one big word that our Christian walk is founded on, and that's called faith. Psalms 125. Those who trust in, lean on, and are confidently hopeful in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides and stands fast forever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from this time forth and forevermore. Verse 3, for the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the uncompromisingly righteous, lest the righteous God's people stretch forth their hands to iniquity and apostasy. Apostasy. Verse 4. Do good, O Lord, to those who are good and to those who are right with you and all the people in their hearts. As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways as indifference to God, the Lord will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Well, what we've just read in this holy word of God is a promise. And moreover, this awesome word is speaking about divine trust, which is our subject today. All too often, though, believers are turned and tossed about in their minds with torments and suffer great shakings and movings in their heart because they do not trust in the Lord as they should. And we of all people, dear church, who profess to believe in the great creator of all the universe, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, ought to be, as our scripture states in our opening word, those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever. in other words we ought to be unshakable and immovable we ought to be steadfast but because of reason and immaturity many are tossed to and fro as with a storm or any uproar of trouble which may come along there are still many who deep within their soul their faith is earnestly keeping its hold and does not permit them all together to drift when the storm hits. It seems for some who have gone through great storms in life, when hit with these grievous unbelief and possibly these precious saints have lapsed into depression, but there lived a faith within them that they knew not. and this faith was not moved, but in secret took hold for dear life, bringing them through into better days. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. And I share with you a personal testimony of my own. As we were walking through a great storm in time of transition and answering the call of God upon our lives a number of years ago, God was calling us to the mission field and he was drying up every well of self-sufficiency in our lives and careers. And I'm not going to say this was a picnic in any sense of the word because many times these storms brought tears and drove us to our knees. And learning to trust God for all things was his requirement of us at this time. And yet, for all times, not just then. It is as it is for all of us in different ways. We knew then that we were not walking blindly in doubt or fear. Now, I did not say that doubt and fear did not try to come up and steal us away from the walk. But we learned from our experiences and from our forefathers in Scripture what God sometimes requires of them. and there was a time in our walk that I remember in how I felt a barrage of hopelessness and doubt and voices of the enemy echoing everything that we were doing was futile, that it was all for nothing. And I remember calling out in that moment to my Lord and saying, Jesus, help me! and dear church just like the Pharaoh and his evil men who were chasing God's people through the Red Sea my Jesus provided and proved to be my strength my song and salvation in that moment too as he was for them he was my mighty warrior and his presence drove the enemy out in a way and he came and he comforted me and showered me with his presence and his love. Please look at Exodus 15, verse 2, a scripture that I know that he's there for all who call upon his name. The enemy comes to steal our joy, our hope, our peace. But let this word water your souls today, your hearts today. and maybe it'll be a word you'll hold on tight to in your walk in the future. Exodus 15, verse 2. The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him. My Father's God, and I will exalt him. The Lord is a man of war. The Lord is his name. Pharaoh's chariots and his hosts he's cast into the sea. His chosen captains also are sunk in the Red Sea. As the floods cover them, they sink to the depths clad in mail like stone. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Jesus is our man of war. The Lord is his name. Praise God. You see, I know how the enemy comes to steal the plan, the hope, and the future that God has for each one who has said, Yes, Lord, I will go on and commit my life into your hands and trust your will for my life. I trust you, Lord. I trust you and I commit myself to you. Many committed Christians throughout all the generations of time went forth holding on tight to the Lord's promise that he had written upon the tablets of their hearts. but dear church this was only possible because these folks had the deep realization and the everlasting and abiding love and trust or faith in God written and etched in their hearts through this way only could they come to feel steadfast as Mount Zion which God's word tells us shall never be moved You see, the man or woman of God may know that he or she is safe, and yet they may be in such a rush or besieged with an uproar of voices or be hit with sudden troubles or have a violent outburst of angry words and so on and so on, that they at times may not be able to understand themselves or even their true position in God. Yes, this happens many times. and yes, to even more mature believers. But as we grow in God's grace and in His wisdom and knowledge of spiritual warfare, that is about us, the tendencies for our spiritual maturities to reach a more balanced state of steadfast trust in the Lord. You see, maturity in the Lord brings a greater trust and less likeliness of being tossed about by every wave of doubt or fear that comes. So instead you become better able to weather the storms of life because of your growing trust in the Lord. And this trust comes from within and it is divine. You learn not to trust in your own human or carnal reason and you are not quick any longer to make sudden decisions based on your former way of self-sufficiency. You invite the Lord and Master and Ruler of your life to help you with even the simplest of problems or decisions. And you learn to lean on Him for everything, albeit small or large, in any decision. Do you know that the Lord likes you to consider Him in all decisions that you make for your life? This is something we had to learn. And many times we learn this the hard way. But it is by our experience that we learn. And then we apply by experience with the knowledge of truth. And then we begin to practice and live in that truth and that knowledge. Well, there is a touching story showing the wisdom of what I've been speaking to you in this subject so far today. A man in England who many years ago was one of the country's greatest engineers, and his name was Thomas Telford, and he was presented with seemingly an impossible task of designing a suspension bridge over the Manai Strait and connecting it with the Karn of Arshore to the Isle of Engelsee Telford had gone through many strategies of planning with great and excruciating difficulties and doubts, but by his sheer will and God-given giftings, he battled through every encumbrance an obstacle and the bridge did become a reality and then the test came an experiment had to be made which meant somebody had to test it to see if it would endure or remain safe for major traffic to cross it the test was successful and all went well but while the testing was in process some of Thomas's friends found him missing. They were very surprised that he was not present for this monumental moment. Thomas's enthusiastic friends went to look for him and give him the report that all of his plans and designs and efforts for the bridge appeared to be justified, and they wanted him to know that all of his labor and his anxiety was now awaiting to be awarded. Thomas's friends finally found him. They found him on his knees, lifting his heart, his face, and his hands to God in adoration and prayer. He had grown to know that all wisdom and all power was a divine trust. And when they found Thomas on his knees, they found him expressing in his heartfelt prayer that God was the giver of all of his good. Thomas was expressing what we've been hearing in the opening scripture today in verse 4 that declares, Do good, O Lord, to those who are good and to those who are right with you and all people in their hearts. Ah, in their hearts. This man felt confident to express back to the Lord just as King David had done so many times in his petitioning. Lord, I have lived with right and sincere motives in my heart, in my mind to be obedient and upright to you and my brothers. Do good to those who are upright, O Lord, was in essence Thomas' prayer too. This, precious ones, is the right way for all of us to build our bridges. You see then, through all of your success and prosperity, both in the natural and spiritually, you will never lose sight of its origination. Divine trust in God is the greatest and smartest bridge you or I will ever build. They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion. Trustfulness is the supreme object of focus here. In Jeremiah 17, verse 5, this is what the Lord says. Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength, and whose heart turns away from the Lord. He will be like a bush in the wastelands, and he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in the salt land where no one lives. Verse 7, but blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its shoots by the streams. It does not fear when heat comes. Its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Please, would you notice with me again in Psalms 125, verse 1, that your trustfulness, or I would like to call it divine trust, will bring you priceless or set in another way. you could not count up or measure the value of these blessings. There is absolutely no way you could put a price or a cost on these blessings when you implement divine trust or faith in God. A few main points for us to see out of these scriptures today is, one, this securing trust brings you stability. According to Webster's Dictionary, stability means the power to withstand force or stress without being distorted dislodged or damaged as a bridge that was designed with great stability even under the harshest weather conditions because it is founded in firmness and soundness and strength. And point two, I wish to make regarding our scripture in Psalms 127 today and divine trust is that this blessing of trustfulness or trust in God will bring you divine nearness according to verse two. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore. What confidence, dear ones, and peace that this brings to those who are growing in this understanding and reality that God is with me. Think about that. Ponder upon that. God is with me. God is not far away in another world or time or distance. God lives in you and is with you and loves you. God's Holy Spirit lives within every true believer of Jesus Christ. God, Emmanuel, with us. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. The third point I'd like you to see is in verse 3, Another of the priceless blessings that come is protection from the power and the oppression of wickedness. Verse 3, For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the uncompromisingly righteous, lest the righteous, God's people, stretch forth their hand to iniquity and apostasy. See, there's a promise of protection that you learn to love to dwell in. And this land is your heart that the Scripture is speaking of here. And this rest is the peace and freedom from the torments, the doubts, and the storms of hell that race up to the mind to overwhelm and overflow and overcome us with great and devastating fears. You see, the scepter or the authority of the devil cannot nestle in and find rest in your heart or your life when you are obeying the Lord's commands and his precepts and you're not willfully sinning when you know the difference. God will not be mocked. And a fourth point that we need to see in the scriptures found in verse 4 regarding divine trust is that it is not selfish or self-seeking. It seeks the good of others too. Do good, O Lord, to those who are good upright and to those who are upright with you and all people in their hearts. You see, seeking for the good of others arises out of this divine trust in God. It's unselfish, generous, and also very jealous for the presence and the glory of God. Not only for yourself, but for others. This means you will not tolerate any unfaithfulness or deviation away from truth itself. Truth is found only in the Word of God. You become very watchful to guard your heart from anything that would be an enemy to this divine trust, which you labored over to build, just like the man who built the bridge. There were so many costs to pay, and great moments of trial met you along the way to discourage and cause doubt in your progress. Some of you can say amen to that. Hallelujah. And you now become very jealous of what you've gained in your walk thus far. And the fifth and the last point here for us to see in this word today found in Psalms 125 is found in the fifth verse. As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, which means indifference to God, the Lord will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Yeah, the scripture is showing us that the psalmist is pronouncing the fate of those who leave this divine trust and trust in themselves and their own efforts. Or put faith in their own self-sufficiency and their faith isn't focused on supreme faith who is called Jesus Christ. You see, these people are called apostates. They've gone off, walked out, and away from the peace and the divine protection of their loving God. They've walked out of the divine protection. They're now trusting in themselves and unbeknownst now, because of the desires of their own hearts and the hardness of their own hearts, they've lost the right of protection of Mount Zion. Matthew 7.22. 722, we'll see this in the New Testament. Many will say to me, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name and driven out demons in your name and done many mighty works in your name? And then I'll say to them openly and publicly, I never knew you. Depart from me, you who act wickedly, disregarding my commands. You see, these people thought that they were in God's will, but they really were doing their own thing. They were really doing what they wanted to do. They were trusting in themselves and their own sufficiencies. See, the slipping away from truth was an easy thing for these people. They lost sight of their faith. They did many things in the name of Jesus as the scripture is showing. But they stood between God and His people. And the people could not see the Christ who died for them. But they saw the people. And this was their intent. You see, these people didn't really build the bridge properly or wait on the Lord to cleanse the rooms of their hearts. They didn't learn to wait on or lean on the mountain or the tower of strength which surrounds them. Dear church, divine trust comes out of waiting on the Lord. And this is the way that you should build the bridge of divine trust. You learn in the place of this divine surrounding in Psalms 125 those who trust in the Lord are steady steadfast as Mount Zion, unmoved by any circumstance. Verse 2, just as the mountains surround and protect Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds and protects His people. For the wicked shall not rule godly, lest the godly choose to do wrong. O Lord, do good to those who are good and upright, whose hearts are right with you, but lead evil men to execution and let Israel have quietness and peace. That was another translation. This precious security belongs to God's people. The world has what they have because they've not chosen the one who brings peace and prosperity and eternal life. You see, the world, I like to say it this way, they just exist. But this precious security that we are learning of in God's Word today belongs to God's people. This is saying that He, God, is your divine protector. This is saying that you learn to know that your divine protector stands between you and all that is evil. The Pharaoh who chased after God's people as they crossed through the Red Sea represented Satan. And the scriptures show us that he was overcome with great waters backlashing upon him and his cohorts so that it will be with every true believer in Jesus Christ too. He is still the Lord, the man of war, and the Lord is his name. Hallelujah. He is our song too. Just as he was a song for Moses and the people then. And we are confident of his wall of divine protection around and over our lives too. Exodus 15 verse 1. The people when they went through the Red Sea. And they saw this awesome sight of the waters coming over the enemies and drowning them. And they went like weights, like stone to the bottom of the sea. And the people were on the other side singing this song in Exodus 15.1. Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord, saying, I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously, and the horses and his rider or chariots he's thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him, my Father's God, and I will exalt him. The Lord is a man of war, and the Lord is his name. Hallelujah. You see, it is in this place of trust that you lean on him. This place of trust or faith that grows. And you place your hope in Him. And it is here where you experience His divine presence, which keeps you well surrounded. And you learn here, two precious ones, the almightiness of God. It is here that you learn of His faultless wisdom as you rest in His peace. and it is here that you learn of his unchanging love for you because you've learned to wait in this place of trust. And even through all the trials and the sad times, you have actually learned to lean on your mountain of unmovable strength who is Jesus Christ. You may be hit with troubles, But you cannot be moved out of your place of standing. Mount Zion cannot be removed, remember. It's God's word. Mount Zion abides forever. Hallelujah. She cannot be shaken or destroyed because the Lord is round about them who trust him. She may be perplexed, but not in despair. She may be persecuted, but not forsaken. She may be sad or cast down, but she is not destroyed. This beautiful mountain, precious ones, is the Lord's house. And Jesus Christ is the head of his church. And he is her divine strength and ability. Apostle Paul wrote in Hebrews 12 verse 18. Hebrews 12 verse 18. You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire to darkness, gloom and storm. To a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those heard it and begged that no farther word be spoken to them. because they could not bear what was commanded. Quote, even if an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned. The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, I am trembling with fear. Verse 22, but you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. And you've come to a thousand upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly to the church of the firstborn whose names are written in heaven. And you've come to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect, to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah, hallelujah. Apostle Paul was speaking in his day about the temple with its priests and rituals as a type of heavenly things. And he was making it clear in this passage in verse 22. You've come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. Hallelujah. He's saying that this would be the recognizable and true church of Jesus Christ. The mountain of the Lord is no longer covered with ruins, but she is established on the top of the hill, dear church. And she's learned through all of her struggle in getting to the top of the mountain that this was her true sacrifice. Her sacrifice and struggle to get to the top of the mountain was seen beautiful before the Lord. In his eyes he saw this beautiful, this work going on in the hearts of his people as they labored and were willing to pay the cost through their journeys. And I'm saying to you who are listening to this word today, that the church of Jesus Christ is being restored to her original purpose, and that is that she represent the one who died for her, that she be a witness and a testimony for the one who is her head, who is Jesus Christ. And it's time for the evangelistic order and the beauty of the church to be restored to its proper place once again. It's time, true evangelism, to be the testimony of the one who willingly spilled out his precious blood and was sacrificed once and for all. For all who would choose him and be grafted in to the only righteous branch. Zion was the place of sacrifice. nearly 2,500 years ago King David and his mighty men marched into the city of Jerusalem and captured the fortress of Zion and to this day Zion is still called the city of David and today the word Zion is used figuratively of Israel or the people of God the church is called to represent her head, who is Jesus Christ. And she is to be a witness and a testimony for the one who spilled his precious blood for her so that others might come into the kingdom of God in every generation. This is God's plan. This is God's purpose in multiplying and duplicating his kingdom. I'm reminded of a story that I read a number of years ago of a bold young man who has long since gone home to be with the Lord. He was in church visiting on a Sunday and the preacher was speaking about everything but of the one whom our Christian foundation is founded on. And during the service sometime, they took up the offering, and the pastor went on speaking about everything else but Jesus. And finally, towards the end of that service, the young man stood up and he said, I want my money back. I want my money back. I came to hear about Jesus, but you've only talked about yourself and the building of your church, and I did not hear one word about the one who died for me. You see, this young man's name was Richard Warmbrand and he's founder of the magazine and ministry known as the Voice of the Martyrs. He was bold and brave. He was cruelly treated and persecuted for his witness of Christ and he was thrown into a hole in the ground and kept there for many years and by the grace of God was set free and came to America to be a voice heard for those who suffer for their faith in Jesus Christ. His work still goes on through those who picked up where he left off. And as I said, it is time for the church to stand up and declare the testimony of our Lord Jesus Christ and stop preaching about herself and her gifts and how big her building is and all of her causes. She, the church, has had many causes and agendas which have proven empty and futile in producing Jesus Christ, the righteous branch in the lives of His people. The church has had many causes, but she's not named the only and greatest cause who is Jesus Christ and the reason He came. Jesus has been left out. And the reason He came has been neglected and using the Lord of all creation and making Him an end to our means for self-gain is being exposed as never before in our day and time. There comes a time, and it is scriptural, that the church will be judged and the hidden things will be revealed. And when God has had enough, and the stench of her, the church's perversions of the gospel, reaches the throne room, the scripture says, and the Lord stands up in Isaiah 3.12. As for my people, children, their oppressors and women rule over them. O my people, your leaders cause you to err, and they confuse, destroy, and swallow up the course of your paths. Verse 13 the Lord stands up to contend and stands to judge the people and his people The Lord enters into judgment with the elders of his people and their princes For by your extractions and oppressions you've robbed the people and ruined their country. And you have devoured the vineyard and spoil of the poor is in your houses. Verse 15, what do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor? says the Lord of hosts. Moreover, the Lord said, because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with outstretched necks and with undisciplined, flirtatious and alluring eyes, tripping along with affected gait and making a tinkling noise with the anklets on their feet. But in this case, all the noise the scripture is speaking of, the tinkling brass and sounding symbol of her evil doing and preaching of another gospel other than Christ crucified meets with the righteous justice or judgment of God. And as I said, the church of Jesus Christ is called to represent the one who died for her. She is to be a witness and a testimony for Christ. and she is called to look like, to act like, to smell like the sweet fragrance wherever she goes of the one that she is modeled after. The church of the living God is a living organism made up of people who are God-fearing, blood-washed, blood-bought, precious, and dear to the Father. In the Old Testament scripture that we've covered today, Mount Zion was the mountain of holiness. Yes, Mount Zion, the mountain of holiness. And dear people, there is only one source of holiness. And those who trust in that source are able to stand on this mountain and trust in her protection. She has promised divine protection. And out of this divine protection which encompasses her, divine trust for those who lean on and confidently hope in the Lord are found there. These are those who can confidently say, Come, let us go up to Zion, to the Lord our God. I would like to show you that in Scripture. Jeremiah 31, verse 3. Jeremiah 31, verse 3. Hallelujah. The Lord appeared to us in the past saying, I have loved you with an everlasting love. And I have drawn you with loving kindness. And I will build you up again and you will be rebuilt, O virgin Israel. and again you'll take your tambourines and go out to dance with the joyful. Verse 5. And again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria and the farmers will plant them and enjoy their fruit. There will be a day when watchmen cry out on the hills of Ephraim, Come, come, let us go up to Zion to the Lord our God. the lord is passing out tools once again and even a holy zeal in this generation of the church to pick up her original assignment in exodus 35 30 god had answered prayer for the request of divine ability to be given to the workers what a beautiful word and what glorious gifts and tools were given Hallelujah. You see, God today is putting it in the hearts of those who love Him to be true to His Word to Him and His Son, Jesus Christ, and to preach Christ crucified and the true gospel message that Jesus is alive is the very core of the gospel. He awaits His people to come to the top of Mount Zion of the Lord. And it is here where you learn divine trust And it is here where you receive the tools for the equipping in your ministry of serving in the kingdom of God. And it is here that you will receive the divine power for your regal office and assignment and privilege to labor in the church and the vineyard of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is here you learn of his precious presence and manifestations of his character and his nature. It is here you're overcome with a holy zeal and first love which shall never die or be removed. It is here you learn of His mercy and His grace. And His undying love for you and most of all His precious church. It is here where you truly catch the revelation of His glorious face and His presence in your heart. It's time for the church of Jesus Christ to arise, to work together in unity and join together with her brethren and prepare this generation for the work of her bridegroom. It's time for her to stop being selfish and heed the warning given her in Revelation 18, verse 4. I heard another voice from heaven say, Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive her plagues, for her sins are piled up to heaven and God has remembered her crimes. Give back to her what she has given. Pay her back double for what she has done. Mix her a portion from her own cup. Babylon, according to the scripture, means confusion. And this is the false and apostate church who lost touch with her head, Jesus Christ, and now promotes herself in every way and everything that is false and contrary to truth and divine trust in the Lord. And yes, she, the Babylon church of confusion, will have an appearance of truth, but the truth is not in her. She is really testifying about herself and her own capabilities and merchandising the truth with all of its color and pomp and circumstance. She upholds herself with her right hand of flesh, which is contrary to walking in the Spirit, contrary to walking by faith, which is contrary to trusting in the Supreme and living God in obedience to His demands and His precepts. The Scripture in Revelation 18, verse 1 declares, I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, and he had great authority, and the earth was illumined by his splendor. With a mighty voice he shouted, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the Great. She's become a home for demons, a hunt for every unclean and detestable bird. For all the nations have drunk of the maddening wine of her adulteries. And the kings of the earth committed adultery with her. And the merchants of the earth grew rich from her excessive luxuries. Anything contrary to truth is adulterous to God, dear church. It is abominable to God. It is likened to a man who is a prostitute for a wife. It is only by realizing the everlasting and abiding love of God and the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit that you or I could ever have divine trust in the Lord our God. Those who come to Mount Zion, the church, and dwell within her gates of peace and rest and have confidence that the Lord surrounds her, you'll find that peace and rest, those who come within her gates and have confidence that the Lord surrounds her. Remember, church, Jesus Christ is head of His church. And the clothing that the Lord Jesus Christ surrounds His beloved church with is His presence and His protection. Because she, that is you personally as a part of the body of Christ, have been found obedient to the putting on of His will and His word by practicing the knowledge of truth once you hear it. Isaiah 52 verse 1. Isaiah 52 verse 1 declares, Awake! Awake, O Zion! Clothe yourself with strength. Put on your garments of splendor. O Jerusalem, the holy city, the uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again. Shake off your dust. Rise up. Sit enthroned, O Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains on your neck, O captive daughter of Zion. Our garments, dear church, our garments of splendor spoken about here is the righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ which is found in Him alone. And this is the Father's desire for us to be clothed in Christ. Awake, awake, O Zion. Clothe yourselves with strength and put on your garments of splendor. The righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is our Father's desire. Let our desire be to please Him because we love Him and trust Him. Let us be found on our knees like the testimony of the bridge builder throughout the great tests of life, adoring our Lord and giving Him thanks and praise for who He is. Let us be found climbing the mountain of divine trust and learning to dwell within her by being obedient to the commands of the Lord, who is the one who stands up in defense and protection of his own. Let us be found too among those who have stood on the mountain of trust or steadfastness, and when our Lord comes, his name will be written on our hearts and minds too. Let me encourage and exhort you to be among those who will receive the tools for equipping to do what God has for you to do in his kingdom for the harvest now in your lifetime. Commit yourself to your heavenly Father, your Lord Jesus Christ, and to the Holy Spirit. By the commitment in the covenant, we, in essence, all have said when we accepted by faith our Lord's sacrifice and repented of our sins and asked his forgiveness for our sins, we, in essence, said, Lord, I'll trust in you and I will stand forever on your holy mountain. Precious church Be faithful to God And all that he requires of you In his word And you can trust in him And enjoy his promised blessings Now and forevermore .