In Me Do You Trust?

In Me Do You Trust?


In a still small voice Jesus does speak
Relief from the pain, my soul it does seek.
I cry out to Him, answer He must
He whispers to me, “in Me do you trust”?

My burdens are heavy, too much to bear
Jesus you’re quiet, are you still there?
My bones are decaying, returning to dust
Your question still lingers, “in Me do you trust”?

You said in your word that faith is my seed.
Oh Lord, please hear me, it's answers I need.
Please Lord you’ve said you’re faithful and just
Yet all You respond is, “in Me do you trust”?

I try to sound holy and respond, “surely I do”
But I cannot deceive You, my words are not true.
Oh Lord forgive me, I’ve complained and I’ve fussed

Lord please forgive me for my complete lack of trust.

I so long to trust you and know you complete
to no longer live a life of defeat.
In order to do this my faith cannot rust
In you Jesus only, I must place my trust.

Written By: Jerry Hodge

These Walls

These Walls

You promised to protect me
safe inside your keep
If I’d stay behind you
no more in fear I’d weep

Twas in my darkest fears
I learned to hide behind
I could run to you
and there I’d have peace for my weary mind

There none could ever harm me,
in you I’d safely dwell
But now it is plain to see
you are a lonely hell

Twas for safety I had built these walls
forever there to hide
But now I see these walls I’ve built
have trapped me deep inside.

Yes, these walls they promised to protect me
to keep me safe within
But now I find within these walls
my very own prison.




Written By: Jerry Hodge

A Prayer

A Prayer

When in my life’s heartaches
I’ve come to my limit
I search for the answers
that come in a minute

Please don’t delay
the pain is so great
Come now to Me Jesus
don’t make me wait.

My cries seem in vain
It seems on deaf ears
Please come to me Jesus,
please Jesus draw near.

My ears cannot hear You
nor my eyes can they see
All that You’re doing
inside of me.

No hope, no grace
no freedom from sin
No good can I find
that comes from within

I’ve tried to do it my way
only to fall
You must be my everything
or nothing at all

I so long to hear You
You’re so lowly and meek
So I’ll try to be quiet
lest You may speak



Written By: Jerry Hodge
Jerry Hodge

Broken Cisterns

Jeremiah was God's prophet to the kings and people of Judah. Having served under the leadership of three different kings, Jeremiah witnessed a gradual decline in Judah's reverence and obedience to God as they rebelled and fell into a moral and spiritual decay under the kingships of Jehoiakim and Zedekiah. This societal decay led to immoral practices such as child sacrifice and a sexual sin that the people didn't try to hide. We are experiencing this same attitude toward God in out world today.

When we stop and think about how gracious and merciful that God has been toward America having the freedom to possess and know God's perfect word (the Bible) and that he made sure to include the history of His people that we might learn from their ungodly behaviors, why would we want to repeat their sins? Have we somehow convinced ourselves that God's holiness has changed and our sins are now more acceptable in His sight than those of the people of Judah? Has God become more tolerant of our generation and culture because we live in a more stress-filled time than they did? Have we adopted an attitude that perceives things as the world sees them, that if there really is a God why doesn't He just make everything right or God is a loving God and He won't judge me.

Whatever the reason, the people of Judah were living as if there was no God and so they put their trust in the things that appealed to their flesh. Things that made them feel good. Jeremiah uses the example of a broken cistern to illustrate how futile it was for the people of Judah to trust in man or possessions. In Jeremiah's time the cisterns were basins that farmers would hewn out of limestone hills that were lined with lime plaster so the rainwater would not seep out. Unfortunately, over time the plaster would erode and the cisterns would develop cracks and the water would leak out. What God was saying to His people was that what they were trusting in what was broken and it would not sustain them in their time of need. Read what God is saying to all of His children in Jeremiah 17:5-9;

5 This is what the Lord says: “Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the Lord.

6 They are like stunted shrubs in the desert, with no hope for the future. They will live in the barren wilderness, in an uninhabited salty land.

7 “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.

8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.

9 “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?

What is your "broken cistern"? Is it your career? Is it your marriage? Is it your material possessions? Is it your retirement fund? Unless Jesus is the only well from which we draw living water all these things will only disappoint us in our greatest time of need.

Jesus tells us that He who drinks from the well of living water will never thirst again. Jesus is that well. Let's place our trust and hope in Him.