Confidence

Do not be afraid of sudden fear Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes; For the LORD will be your confidence And will keep your foot from being caught.  (Proverbs 3:25-26, NASB)

There are many instances in the Bible where people are told to have courage.  Situational courage is called for on many situations.  When angels appear, people are told to not be afraid (angels must be a scary sight!).  In the excerpt above from Proverbs, King Solomon, speaking to one of his sons, gives a tutorial on faith in God, and the resulting confidence. 

Solomon says, “Do not be afraid of sudden fear Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes.”  He had been taught well by his father, King David, who was in many tight spots himself.  The source of David’s strength?  God Himself!  Solomon continues, telling his son why he should not fear:  “For the LORD will be your confidence And will keep your foot from being caught.”  Trust in the Lord is our ultimate confidence.  Because of His promises, we should have no fear.  (The primary mode of transportation in those days for most people was on foot.  Many of the roads were treacherous, hence the comment about “your foot from being caught.”)

God is good.  Because of His promises, we should have no fear.  As Jan Catton has reminds me, “No fear, only faith.”  I have placed my faith, hope, and trust in the Lord! 

Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the Lord your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you.  (Deuteronomy 31:6)

This past Wednesday (10 August) was the one-year anniversary of my first post on Dead Man Not Walking.  It took a few days to figure out what I could do, and how quickly, but I figured I could do an essay every three days.  I don’t know how much longer I can keep doing this.  With the ALS, I lose a little bit each day.  I’m having trouble controlling a drooping eyelid.  When it closes, I can’t control the computer, and I can’t type.  My eyes also tear uncontrollably at times, and when that happens, I may look one way, but the computer thinks differently (many times I have been typing only to have all my work deleted).   But God is good!