No Fear

October 8

God’s defense of His people covers all the bases. We tend to be fearful of some aspects of life’s challenges while remaining confident in spite of others, but the Bible tells us that we need never be concerned about anything.

Philippians 4:6 says, “Be anxious for nothing but in all things, by prayer and supplication let your requests be made known unto God.” Paul further assured the believer in the following verse that doing so would invoke the “peace of God that passes understanding” into his life and “keep his heart and mind” secure in Christ.

With that kind of promise to lean on, we should ever be bold and resolute in not only our personal faith but also in our outreach to others. In Isaiah 50:9, the prophet says, “It is the Sovereign Lord who helps me. Who is he that will condemn me? They will all wear out like a garment, moths will eat them up.” Those who come against the child of God will simply exhaust themselves in the battle!

The great One who has taken it upon Himself to take the part of believers who have placed their lives into Jesus’ loving hand has given His sure word on which the faithful may stand—we are helped; we will not be condemned in our personal experience or in our witness, for we, “wait in hope for the Lord; HE is our Help and our Shield,” Psalm 33:20. We have no fear in life’s challenges, for He keeps us.