by: Pastor Lonnie Phillips
Psalm 56:3-4 "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me."
The passage doesn't say "if" but "when". There will be times in our life that we become afraid. It could be the loss of a job or a contagious virus or the loss of a loved one or the end of a marriage. Whatever the circumstance that could bring fear to us, it is the Lord who wants to give us courage and strength to face that fear.
We cannot face fear if we are not trusting in God and His strength to sustain and keep us. It is in His word where we find hope, wisdom, strength and life in the midst of life's challenges.
David had challenges and yet he trusted in God to lead Him and His word to sustain him. As David leaned into God and surrendered his life to the Father, he could praise the Living and True God even when his enemies were in pursuit of him.
May we each let Christ Jesus be our strength when we are afraid for He is our rock and our fortress! Let praise rise because of His word to us in those times!
Psalm 56:3-4 "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me."
The passage doesn't say "if" but "when". There will be times in our life that we become afraid. It could be the loss of a job or a contagious virus or the loss of a loved one or the end of a marriage. Whatever the circumstance that could bring fear to us, it is the Lord who wants to give us courage and strength to face that fear.
We cannot face fear if we are not trusting in God and His strength to sustain and keep us. It is in His word where we find hope, wisdom, strength and life in the midst of life's challenges.
David had challenges and yet he trusted in God to lead Him and His word to sustain him. As David leaned into God and surrendered his life to the Father, he could praise the Living and True God even when his enemies were in pursuit of him.
May we each let Christ Jesus be our strength when we are afraid for He is our rock and our fortress! Let praise rise because of His word to us in those times!
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