I’ve spent some time in
prison. I was there because I put myself there. It was so
stupid. I couldn't sleep. I was anxious and distressed. My
heart was restless. My stomach was tied up in knots. It was
horrible.
I was being held captive in a prison of fear. Afraid of an individual. Afraid of the trouble the person might cause me. Afraid of the hurt the person might cause others. I didn't want to see the person. Didn't want to have anything to do with the individual. I would have been glad if they had just gone away. But that wasn't going to happen. And I was going to have to deal with this person.
God had mercy on me, His weak and silly child. God sprung me from my prison cell. The key that he used to unlock my cell door was His Holy Word. I read the words: When I am afraid, I will trust in You. In God, whose Word I praise, In God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me? (Psalm 56:3-4)
In these precious words the psalmist was reminding me that faith trumps fear! There was no reason to pull closed the cell door of my self-imposed prison. God is greater than my fear. He is more powerful and wise than any of my adversaries. According to the psalmist, God had my back, so to speak. I didn't have to be afraid of the troublemaker. God was with me. Praise His comforting Word! How grateful I was to my Lord and Savior for springing me from captivity.
The apostle Peter wrote: Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. Trust God. He does care for you. Tell Him about your adversaries and your problems. And don't be afraid. Walk before God in the light of life. (Psalm 56:13)
I was being held captive in a prison of fear. Afraid of an individual. Afraid of the trouble the person might cause me. Afraid of the hurt the person might cause others. I didn't want to see the person. Didn't want to have anything to do with the individual. I would have been glad if they had just gone away. But that wasn't going to happen. And I was going to have to deal with this person.
God had mercy on me, His weak and silly child. God sprung me from my prison cell. The key that he used to unlock my cell door was His Holy Word. I read the words: When I am afraid, I will trust in You. In God, whose Word I praise, In God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me? (Psalm 56:3-4)
In these precious words the psalmist was reminding me that faith trumps fear! There was no reason to pull closed the cell door of my self-imposed prison. God is greater than my fear. He is more powerful and wise than any of my adversaries. According to the psalmist, God had my back, so to speak. I didn't have to be afraid of the troublemaker. God was with me. Praise His comforting Word! How grateful I was to my Lord and Savior for springing me from captivity.
The apostle Peter wrote: Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. Trust God. He does care for you. Tell Him about your adversaries and your problems. And don't be afraid. Walk before God in the light of life. (Psalm 56:13)
