“You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.” – Anton Chekhof (Russian writer)

You can find the above quote in the War Cry. (Issue 6533, Salvation Army)

That sounds really good, does it not? Please agree with me, because we trust and believe in people all the time. Trust is actually to believe according to the Collins English Dictionary I received as a present last Christmas.

Is it really true that Life becomes impossible if we do not believe in people?

I experienced lately that life becomes impossible by trusting in people!

TWO CASES ARE STILL ON MY MIND AND I FIND THEM ACTUALLY TOO SAD TO WRITE ABOUT!! There is already too much bad NEWS around.

Please find out with me what three people say about themselves and their neighbours:

ISAIAH

I am talking here about the Isaiah in the Bible. When the Lord is calling him he is concerned about his lips. He sees all of a sudden that his lips are not clean. And what does he say about the lips of his neighbours? The answer is easy and you find the answer in the BIBLE in the book Isaiah. (Isaiah 6:5)  Please read  Isaiah’s Commission in Isaiah 6:1 to the end of the chapter. “…., and I live among a people of unclean lips,….. Isaiah 6:5

PAUL

and his letter to the Philippians.

Remember that this letter is written to true followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul is a true follower of the Lord Jesus Christ and he is shining like a star and he is admonishing the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi to do the same.

And what does he say about this generation? He says that this generation is crooked and depraved. (Philippians 2:14-18) Read more about crookedness and depravation in the daily paper and listen to the news.

THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

While the Lord Jesus Christ was on this earth He uttered two questions. He said, “How long shall I stay with you?” And here is the second question: “How long shall  I put up with you?”

Are you a true follower of the Lord Jesus Christ? Have you ever asked those questions? I think if you really are a believer born from above you have asked questions like that.

And how does our Lord Jesus Christ describe this generation?  He says that this generation is an unbelieving generation. He says that this generation is a perverse generation. Again, the daily paper is full of that. Please turn to the Word of the Living God and read Matthew 17:17  to find out if what I say is really written in the Bible.

Unclean lips! This generation is crooked! This generation is depraved! This generation is unbelieving! This generation is perverse!

And finally, the Bible says:

“‘CURSED IS THE ONE WHO TRUSTS IN MAN, WHO DEPENDS ON FLESH FOR HIS STRENGTH….’” –

Jeremiah 17:5