In whom do you put your confidence in?
Our existence is surrounded with many elements. Elements of joy, pain, bittersweet, love, hatred and FEAR. Fear, a word that has different implications and definition but mostly referred to as intimidation, being afraid of. The question is, who puts fear(intimidation) into our lives? Can it be God? The bible makes it clear that God didn’t give us a spirit of fear(intimidation) but a spirit of a sound mind(peace)…
As much as we could easily, with no shades of gray, point fingers at the devil blaming him for all fear has to offer, let us not accredit him for what he does best- to chain God’s precious with sinister shackles of all sorts. In view of our titular significance, we ought to always remind and frequently examine our hearts and our very tangible being- who do we place our confidence in?
Life is an undeniable thin air. Flimsy, here today and gone tomorrow.
The major “chain” that binds man or even Christians up in all ages, is the FEAR of the UNKNOWN. Uncertainty, abstractness, wavering paths, no man in his right mind would voluntarily set foot on that track. Who is to say that life is problem free though? Who is to say Christianity is a waterslide to heavenly bliss? God never instill fear(intimidation) in us. Million dollar query-WHY?
The universal truth of his redemptive nature of drawing His creation back to His heart, His purpose and His beautiful and mysterious will. He does it so that we’ll know that there’s a limit to every creation and “perfection” (that includes our authoritative figures, the things of the secular), but it’s His word and Him that is boundless (Psalms 119:96). Confidence in Him, may be, temporarily bleak, but never late of life and light. The word of God says that His ways are higher than our ways.
This means that His timing is never the same as we intend.
What should we think, say or even do? Fixing our eyes on one of the psalms that David wrote in Ps. 27, we learn that, “the Lord is my light and salvation, so why should I be afraid? The Lord protects me from danger- so why should I tremble?” That scripture is presented in its simplicity that our God shields us from FEAR.
I like it how King David puts His confidence in His King of all of the above in words in verse 3- “ …even if they attack me, I remain confident.” Uncertainties may pressurize us in ways that crush, and some occasional rock hard slaps in our face, but it’s times like these that we look at adversity in its face and shout, “my faith in Him will not be shaken .” When circumstance or situation disappoints, we’ll be like Jesus, in moments of excruciation, we’ll lift up our head and say “ let thy will be done, not mine.”
So how do we empower ourselves in Him and in the language of the 21st century, “suck it up” and move on when FEAR creeps in? In the same chapter of Ps. 27, we also learn that “ the one thing (we should always ask and do and seek the most)- is to live in the house of the Lord(in His presence, don't withdraw) all the days of our life, delighting in His perfections and meditating(thinking and remembering) in his Temple(in his presence)”
Jesus, the fulfillment of God’s freedom for mankind over the power of darkness, came to testify the truth of God into our lives. It’s so that we understand that we are no longer in chains of doubt or intimidation, but faith, hope and love from Him who inscribes His word (commandments) on our hearts.
Trust Him, rest and settle out confidence in the One who’s eternally faithful and true and is LOVE- Jesus, our beautiful Saviour.
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