majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Psalm 56:3-4,
"When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?"
From the title of this psalm we learn that David wrote it when he was
siezed by the Philistines in Gath. He speaks of the fear that would
also seize him except for one thing: he trusts in God. This trust he
has in God is squarely centered on God's word. No less than three
times in this psalm David points to God's word as that which he
praises and is the foundation he stands on that removes the fear he
would otherwise have due to his enemies. In verse 4 he says "In God,
whose word I praise, In God I trust; I will not be afraid." In verses
9-10 David twice tells of God, "whose word I praise".
It is God's word to David that provides him a confidence in which he
has no fear of the danger he faces. It is God's word that is the basis
for David's trust in the Lord.
The Lord has also provided a word to me. As I spend time reading my
Bible I find that I have nothing to fear as I trust in what God says
to me. I have no fear of the challenges I face in this life! I have no
cause for fear of the world, I have no cause for fear of Satan or
demons or any harmful spiritual entity, I have no cause for fear of my
own sinfulness! I have no cause for fear of the eventual physical
death I face, I have no cause for fear of God's judgment. I have no
cause for fear!
God has promised me a wonderful hope. God has promised me a wonderful
inheritance in his kingdom, at his table as a son and co-heir with
Jesus Christ! God has promised me an eternal, abundant life with him,
living in his presence and his glory! His promises to me are all
contained in his word to me that I praise! How wonderful he has
provided these to me in the pages of Scripture!
What do I have to fear?! "In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord,
whose word I praise- in God I trust; I will not be afraid." Verses
10-11.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
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Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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