December 12, 2007
Ps 56:3 - When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
This is so simple. Not if I am afraid or questioning why he is afraid, but when I am afraid. Fear is normal and to be expected, but the response is not. If when I feel fear, I allow fear to dominate my thoughts, my actions and and my life, than it is wrong. But, if my feelings of fear, I put my trust in God, my fears can be relieved. It is not accident that the word trust is there. In whom will you put your trust, your dependence when hard times come. Yourself, your friends, your family or your career? Who will you trust? God is the worthy one for your trust, the one who is trustworthy, who is faithful and good, gentle and powerful.
Dt 28:58-59 - If you do not carefully follow all the words of this law, which are written in this book, and do not revere this glorious and awesome name—the Lord your God— the Lord will send fearful plagues on you and your descendants, harsh and prolonged disasters, and severe and lingering illnesses.
The opposite of putting our trust in Christ is putting it in ourselves or our nation or countless other things. Not only does God provide comfort when we are afraid, he also demands that we trust Him. By carefully following all the word of the law, we are revering Him as Lord. The things which cause us fear may come as discipline to help us realize that He is all we need to fear.
