Saturday Poetry – December 9

Psalm 56:11, “In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.”

Sir Francis Bacon wrote, “There is a limit to pain, but no limit to fear.” Fear is impatient and does not trust. Fear demands relief now and it wants to be in charge. Fear often cripples us and prevents us from moving forward. Scripture assumes that we will be afraid. Therefore, the command God most often repeats is “fear not.” To obey that command one must replace the fear of man with trust in God. Faith is about knowing the Lord Jesus in an intimate, personal way and trusting Him because He is trustworthy. Faith isn’t blind. God has proven and will continue to prove that you can trust Him. Fear not and move forward in faith.