Sunday Psalm Freed From All My Fears
Sunday July 31, 2016
I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises. I will boast only in the Lord; let all who are helpless take heart. Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness; let us exalt his name together. I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces. In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles. For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him. Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! (Psalm 34:1-8 NLT)
What would it look like if we were to live in freedom from all our fears? For some of us it hardly seems possible. We can hope for something better than we are living today but to believe that we could live free from ALL our fears seems a bit like “pie in the sky”.
The verses from the Bible today make this astonishing claim, “He freed me from all my fears”. We are told that when we pray to God, He answers us. Day-by-day, situation-by-situation when we encounter fear and bring it to Him, it gets lifted from us. Does God know and care that we are scared and have been pounded into a fearful place by many difficult situations? Certainly. Is God able to protect us until we actually feel safe and it becomes the norm in our experience? Once again, the Bible assures us that perfect love casts out all fear.
Obviously, when we call out to God, it’s from a place where we know we need help. These verses even suggest that those who look to Him have experienced shame and desperation and trouble. Sound familiar? No matter how fearful the time or place a person finds themselves in, when they invite God to be with them, God makes changes in and around them.
How do we find out if this works for everyone, including us? We personally have to try it out. We are assured that when we do, we will find that God is good and there is joyful refuge in Him.
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