Psalms 3:6
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
Does this statement by King David reflect willingly purposed ignorance of danger, boasting, or mere denial of reality based on therapeutic positive thinking? Is it the fruit of a strong faith in God based on the Word of truth? Boast ,or true faith? The answer to these questions lies in the end result. Faith without works is dead (James 2:26). Unless faith is in the end ‘mated’ with some sort of tangible manifestation, our declaration and profession of faith remains be a boast.
When Elishah’s servant asked the Shunamite about her son, Is it well with the child? She responded it is well. Was she in denial that her son had just died of a stroke? Or was she acting in full faith and supernatural assurance that God will give her her child back, which He did (2 Kings 4:26)!
. Was David acting in youthful immature ignorance of danger when he went to challenge the giant Goliath with nothing but a sling and 5 smooth stones? For the armies of Israel, Goliath was too big to fight; for young full of faith David, Goliath was too big to miss (1 Samuel 17:45)! It is all a question of perspective, of what we are focusing on.
The man who has his eyes firmly focused on God still feels fear, experiences worries, sees large armies of enemies, anticipates storms and famines . But he also sees Yeshua who calms the storm, comforts the heart, puts ther sea at rest, feeds the hungry, and turns to flight the armies of the aliens (Hebrews 11:34). When Peter stopped looking at the Master he started drowning (Matthew 14:30). When the Children of Israel looked at the giants, they were discouraged and refused to conquer the Land.
May we learn to look straight in the face of the Master instead of at the “giants” in our lives.
Does this statement by King David reflect willingly purposed ignorance of danger, boasting, or mere denial of reality based on therapeutic positive thinking? Is it the fruit of a strong faith in God based on the Word of truth? Boast ,or true faith? The answer to these questions lies in the end result. Faith without works is dead (James 2:26). Unless faith is in the end ‘mated’ with some sort of tangible manifestation, our declaration and profession of faith remains be a boast.
When Elishah’s servant asked the Shunamite about her son, Is it well with the child? She responded it is well. Was she in denial that her son had just died of a stroke? Or was she acting in full faith and supernatural assurance that God will give her her child back, which He did (2 Kings 4:26)!
. Was David acting in youthful immature ignorance of danger when he went to challenge the giant Goliath with nothing but a sling and 5 smooth stones? For the armies of Israel, Goliath was too big to fight; for young full of faith David, Goliath was too big to miss (1 Samuel 17:45)! It is all a question of perspective, of what we are focusing on.
The man who has his eyes firmly focused on God still feels fear, experiences worries, sees large armies of enemies, anticipates storms and famines . But he also sees Yeshua who calms the storm, comforts the heart, puts ther sea at rest, feeds the hungry, and turns to flight the armies of the aliens (Hebrews 11:34). When Peter stopped looking at the Master he started drowning (Matthew 14:30). When the Children of Israel looked at the giants, they were discouraged and refused to conquer the Land.
May we learn to look straight in the face of the Master instead of at the “giants” in our lives.
May He then fill our hearts with the same faith He gave King David in front of Goliath.
May we learn in these uncertain days to possess an unwavering assurance of faith and an unshakeable peace in the midst of the coming storm.
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