Regardless
of whether we live on this earth, or die and join God in heaven, or encounter
demons or angels, or drown in our fear for today and our worries about
tomorrow, or come up against all of the powers of hell, all authentic Believers
are convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love (Romans
8:38-39).
If
we succumb to the scary events in this life, they will capture us in their
negative force; however, if we trust only in the Lord, He shelters us in His
loving arms (Proverbs 29:25). God fights for us, because the battle belongs to
Him (Deuteronomy 3:22).
During
His lifetime, Jesus continually proved His power over nature, as well as over
the enemies of a Christian life. He will continue to prove this to us too, as we
have faith in His faithfulness (Mark 4:39-40). He instructs us by His Word and Holy
Spirit each moment of our day.
When
we trust in Him, God always delivers us in His timing and way (Psalm 34:7). We
simply pray to the Lord, and He answers us. He frees us from all of our fears
and worries, as we trust in Him with our whole heart - that means … without
reservation (Psalm 34:4).
Even
in times of suffering and hardship, God rewards us for our faithfulness to Him,
eradicating our worries if we relinquish them to Him in prayer, and giving us
courage when we are threatened with insurmountable odds (1 Peter 3:14).
He
places His right hand on us to keep us safe, admonishes us not to entertain
fear, comforts us with the knowledge that He is our Alpha and Omega, and gives
us guardian angels to camp out all around us (Revelation 1:17; Mark 5:36; Psalm
91).
Prayer:
Father
God, through Christ, who is our whole reason for living, we present our self to
You as one alive from the dead (Colossians 3:3-4). We are a living sacrifice,
and we want to be acceptable to You (Romans 12:1). We cooperate with Your
Spirit's sanctifying work in our life, and we disengage from this world's
terrifying circumstances, and focus on Your Kingdom instead.
Help
us also to take our eyes off our fear of our future on this earth, and off the results
of our human efforts. Teach us to realize that obedience is what You are
looking for from us. Remind us that as we fellowship with other Believers, give
testimony to the lost world about Your saving grace, study the Bible, pray, and
trust You with our whole life, we will flourish like a tree planted by the
water.
Thought
for the Day:
Our
ultimate joy as a human being is that we benefit from a personal relationship
with the Living God on a daily basis; although we started out in life as
enemies of God, He reconciled us through the saving grace of salvation by the
death of Jesus Christ on Calvary’s Cross.
-
Colossians 1:20
