A Heart Unshaken

"A righteous man [who] totters/shakes before the wicked is as a fountain which has been fouled, and a corrupt spring." [Prov 25:26] The man who totters before the wicked is like a fountain which has been dirtied with the feet of passersby; he is as a fountain which has been corrupted and is turned bitter, …

Victor

We look and yearn and feel after eternity,if we might chance upon a taste of that which is so glorious;if that blessed confidence might be struck to us as flesh upon the bone,and our hearts be found true and pure,meekly waiting beneath our master's table for one crumb of His word. So let us be …

Others Beside

One of the errors of Nineveh was that they were very proud. The LORD says in Zephaniah that they "dwelt carelessly" and "said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me." They rejoiced in this pride, thinking only of themselves, dwelling carelessly. The full verse says, "This is the rejoicing city that …

Valued and Fearless

Because of our value in God's sight as His children, and in Jesus' sight as His bride and disciples whom He loves and treasures, we should have absolutely no fear of man. "The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall …

Doomed Construction

For those of us who are Christians, we are sojourning in a strange land. That land is this world. It is good for us to keep in mind that this world is not our home. Just as the saints of old, "desire[d] a better country, that is, an heavenly," [Heb 11:16] so we do as …

Deliverance From Fear

Psalms 46 begins with, in my opinion, one of the most comforting truths in scripture. That our God is a safe place for us to flee to, finding refuge; a protection/strength; and an exceedingly near aid in time of distress. "God is [our] protection/defence/refuge, an exceedingly present help in trouble." [Psa 46:1] These three aspects …

Fearing His Goodness

The Fear of The LORD is one of the most important qualities we can have. Those who do not fear God are most likely not truly Christian. For "the fear of The LORD is to hate evil..." and "the fear of The LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death." …

Perfect Love Casts out Fear

The LORD, our Father, has made us, formed us from the womb, and chosen us. We are eternally His. And He tells us in Isaiah 44:2-3 "fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jeshrun, whom I have chosen. For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: …