1 Pe 5:6-9 - Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
This passage shares that their will be anxieties. Their will be things to fear from the world, things to fear from Satan and things to fear in your own flesh. Fear is real. But fear is not right. And in this passage, Peter gives us the way out of fear. He doesn't say, "Just don't fear!" but instead says, "Humble yourself under God's mighty Hand" and cast your anxieties on Him and Resist the Devil and he will flee. We will all suffer and go through things that can bring fear, but the proper response is to humble ourselves under God's mighty, powerful, sovereign, loving hand and fear Him only, and that will bring the peace you are looking, despite the circumstances.
Ps 118:6 - The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
The answer is nothing. Not man, not the Devil and not the world. No one can do anything to you when your fear is in the Lord. We need to apply this to our lives, and we need to meditate on this thought. This needs to be appropriated to our daily struggles so that our fear doesn't keep us from the will of God.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
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