No Fear!

Good Morning,

Psalm 118:5-6 (NIV)
In my anguish I cried to the LORD,
and he answered by setting me free.
The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

I read these words and realized that all of us...even you and I...were in some anguish until our cries were heard by a gracious and loving God and we were set free by accepting Jesus Christ into our lives as Lord and Savior. Once we did, of course, then we had the Lord with us, as we read that David did, and our fears should have been alleviated because, again like David, there's not much people can do to us when we have God with us.

But, do we, really, express our praise and gratitude enough because of what has happened by God setting us free from, well I guess it would be from ourselves and the sin in our lives? The truth rings clear today in that God is the answer, through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, for the fears we have and to attain the freedom we want. Yes, it's that simple.

God hears our cries for Him, even when we don't know that we're crying out to Him. He hears us when we don't know Him but still cry out for something...He knows that He IS that something we cry for, even when we don't. God sent the answer to our cries in the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He, Jesus in our lives, is how we garner true freedom.

And as far as being afraid? Well, if we know, and we should, that at the end of our journey we will have attained an eternity in heaven with God, what in the world do we have to be afraid about? Really! Think about it. Yes, we might go through some difficulties and hard times and even physical problems in this life. Most of us (all of us?) are fully aware that we will have many challenges as we walk the earth. But be afraid? Oh, no, not us! For we have God with us. We have the promise of heaven. We have all that Jesus told us we would have. We are, as Paul wrote, conquerors, "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

As we go about our business today and do what it is we do, please, let us not forget that we are free. Free from fears that may bind up unbelievers, but not us!

Let us remember also to thank God for all He does in our lives and for His ultimate sacrifice on the cross.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David