National Day of Prayer 2022 Proverbs 3:5-6 Verses five and six are the best known and most memorized verses of Proverbs. In fact, they are the life verses of many believers. These two cherished verses describe a life of total dependence and commitment to God. This is what our Heavenly Father wants of us, His dear children—all who truly follow Him. He longs for us to be completely dependent upon Him and to have utter confidence in Him. This is what it means to trust.
The object of the wise person’s trust is the Lord (Yahweh, Jehovah): the covenant-keeping God, the God who cannot lie (Tit.1:2; He.6:18).
where our heavenly father emphasizes keeping the commandments of God—he instructs his son not to focus his trust in the law of God but in the God of the law. God is trustworthy because of who He is. Yahweh is His personal name. It is the name by which He revealed Himself to Moses and to the children of Israel (Ex.3:13-15). Trust does not come from the head but from the heart. It is not the result of reasoning; it is the result of believing.Trust is an all or nothing proposal: “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart.” Partial trust is not trust at all. Either God is trustworthy, or He is not. If He cannot be trusted with all, He cannot be trusted at all.To lean (sha’an) on means to support yourself on something or to rely on something. Thus the admonition here is that we should not rely on or depend on our own understanding. We have to make a choice: we can follow our own understanding or trust in a God who is greater than our understanding. Acknowledge God daily in all you do: He will guide you and show you the way v. 6.