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? Psalm 56:3-4 – We learn from the header that this psalm was written about the time when David was seized by the Philistines in 1 Samuel 21. This was a time in his life he would have felt truly isolated and alone. He had enemies from foreign nations surrounding him and even his own people chasing him down to kill him. While certainly a brave man for David even in his teens would take a lion by the mane if it was attacking one of his sheep, and let us not forgot the whole Goliath story, we see this brave David still battling with fear. What is so wonderful for us is David reveals what he did with that fear when it arose. He put his trust in the Lord. He chose to trust the promises that God had given him as a reason to not be afraid. While David battled fear when he was surround by enemies and hunted down by his countrymen, David chose to trust in the Lord. Spurgeon wrote concerning this verse, “It is possible, then, for fear and faith to occupy the mind at the same moment.” For fear in itself isn’t unholy, it though depends on how we respond to the fear that arises within us. Do we run for the hills hoping some earthly thing or idol will save us? Or do we turn to the Lord and trust in His promises? When then you are afraid, put your trust in the Lord. Trust in the Lord’s praiseworthy promises. For when God’s hands are surrounding you, what can the enemy really do to us? I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3011
Question To Ponder: Why can it be difficult to have faith in the Lord when fear is present?
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