“THE LORD IS ON MY SIDE; I WILL NOT FEAR: WHAT MAN CAN DO TO ME?” PSALM 118:6
It is not by chance that the writer begins his thought by establishing his relationship with God. His right-standing (righteousness) is the solid foundation from which he can proclaim, “I WILL NOT FEAR”.
Beloved, IF God is on your side, you have NO reason to fear. What can separate you from the love of God? “. . . NEITHER DEATH, OR LIFE, NOT ANGELS, NOR PRINCIPALITIES, NOR POWERS, NOR THINGS PRESENT, NOR THINGS TO COME, NOR HEIGTH, NOR DEPTH, NOR ANY OTHER CREATURE, SHALL BE ABLE TO SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD, WHICH IS IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD.” ROMANS 8:38-39
You may say, “What if men persecute me for following Jesus? What if they say bad things about me? “IN FACT, EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO LIVE A GODLY LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS WILL BE PERSECUTED,” 1 TIMOTHY 3:12
But what did Jesus say? “BLESSED ARE YOU WHEN PEOPLE INSULT YOU AND FALSELY SAY ALL KINDS OF EVIL AGAINST YOU BECAUSE OF ME.” MATTHEW 5:11
“What if they do not pay me for my labors; what if I lose my job; how will I live?” “LOOK AT THE BIRDS OF THE AIR; THEY DO NOT SOW OR REAP OR STORE AWAY ITEMS AND YET YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER FEEDS THEM. ARE YOU NOT MUCH MORE VALUABLE THEN THEY? Dear Child of God, you can proclaim, “THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD; I SHALL NOT WANT!” PSALM 23
But what if they take my life? “WE ARE CONFIDENT (I SAY), AND WILLING RATHER TO BE ABSENT FROM THE BODY, AND TO BE PRESENT WITH THE LORD.” 2 CORINTHINANS 5:8
Too many of God’s children live in fear and bondage to the “What-ifs” of life; we belong to ALMIGHTY GOD! We can rightly say, “THE LORD IS ON MY SIDE; I WILL NOT FEAR: WHAT MAN CAN DO TO ME?”AMEN!
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