God promises to never abandon the godly. We do not have to live in fear when we fear God. We can rest in the fear of the Lord.
Have you ever struggled with the fear of missing out on God’s blessings if you messed it up? I’ve struggled with the fear of not having enough financially if we weren’t perfectly doing what we needed to do with our business.
I had fears we wouldn’t make enough for the month as I saw my husband struggle at times to prioritize his time towards getting leads. That fear led to more fears but as I spent time with Jesus, He led me to Psalm 37 and reminded me that God is with us and for us—He will not abandon us.
Psalm 37:28 says, “For the Lord loves justice, and he will never abandon the godly. He will keep them safe forever, but the children of the wicked will die.“ What a comforting truth to know that God never abandons the godly.
We are to do our part and steward what God has given us, but God is also available to have our back when we mess up. Like any good parent, God is there to help us when we need help.
Psalm 37:24-25 says, “Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand. I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread.“ As we look to Jesus and follow Him closely, He upholds us with His hand.
If you have been living in worry, rest and know that as children of God, you have nothing to fear.
As we fear God and live rightly before Him, we gain the privilege of having the peace of knowing that God is with us and will never abandon us.
It can be easy to be afraid and worried when we look at ourselves, but as we remember that God is with us, we can have confidence that God will help us and that we are not alone.
This does not mean we will not face trouble and trials as God’s people, but we can rest knowing God is with us and for us through the troubles we will face. We all have the opportunity to be God’s children through Jesus if we accept Jesus as our Savior and follow Him (John 1:12).
1 John 3:10 says, “This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.”
Let us turn to Jesus knowing there is no better place to live than in Him. We may not see God’s throne with our physical eyes now, but His throne does exist in heaven. There will be a time when we will see God with our physical eyes as Jesus comes back to establish a new heaven and earth.
Psalm 99:1 says, “The Lord reigns; Let the peoples tremble! He dwells between the cherubim; Let the earth be moved!“
Now is the time to fear God and surrender our lives to Him. It will be too late to submit our lives to Jesus when He comes back. His grace is available now but we will see His righteous judgement when He comes back. We must live with the fear of the Lord now and every day.
John 5:27-29 says, “and God has given Him authority to execute judgment also because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.”
There is protection available when we live according to God’s word. God promises that our feet will never slip into the wrong path as we keep His word in our hearts.
Ask God to help you see His law as wonderful (Psalm 119:18). Only in Jesus can we find an abundant life here on earth and for eternity. Psalm 18:30 says, “As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.”
We will find rest as we fear God and obey Him. Pray and ask God to help you see Him rightly and live with the fear of the Lord.
There is ONE God seated on the throne of heaven and that is Jesus. He is the ruler of all. In the age to come, we will see Him with our very eyes. Revelations 4:2 says, “Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne.”
Let us live with the fear of God now because He is God and He sees how we live. “For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him” (2 Chronicles 16:9).
Is your heart loyal to God? Do you see Him rightly as King over your life?
There is protection and eternal life with Jesus for those who live submitted to Jesus. Acts 4:11-12 says, “Jesus is the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone. Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” So remember, rest in the fear of the Lord.
Prayer: Jesus, thank You for never forsaking us and always being there to help us in our time of need. May we always aim to live rightly before You and find peace knowing that You will never abandon us.
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