BLESSEDNESS OF THE RIGHTEOUS: Devotion for Sunday
October 9, 2016
Text: Psalm 112:1 – 5 Memory verse: Psalm 112 verse 1
Few days ago, I travelled
to Abuja with my wife and baby in a public transport. On our way after Okene
and before Lokoja, we had a flat tyre. The spare tyre in the vehicle was not
good. We saw a cyclist and requested that he should take the driver to the
nearest town to effect repairs on the tyre. As the cyclist packed near me, he
asked, “Baa
Hausa – Do I hear Hausa”
and I responded negatively. He muttered English by saying, “This place e no good – This
place is not good”
Immediately he said that, I became afraid and many thoughts came into my mind about the enemies attacking us.
After some few minutes, I came to my sense and started binding the devil and
his evil thoughts. That was how I overcame the fear.
Someone once said that fear
is devil’s strongest weapon of war. The moment he succeeds in putting fear into
you, all other things like doubt, intimidation, anxiety, worries, despair, etc,
will follow. Jesus warns us not to fear anyone who can’t kill the soul (Matthew 10:28).
Most importantly, we should understand that we can overcome fear when we trust
in God just as the Psalmist posited here in our bible reading for the day. In
the opinion of Family Bible Note, “Trust in God keeps the souls of His people
in peace, while others are quaking with apprehension of evils that are coming
upon them.” Trust in God, grants us boldness and authority for exploits.
Who are these fearless
people the Psalmist mentioned in Psalm 112:1? What are they known for as we have in Psalm 112:1b?
When we fear God and obey His command, we cannot fear any man rather we can
respect them if they deserve it (Luke 12:4 & 5). Sin brings fear. The heart
of the righteous is established as Treasury of David asserts here, that the Psalmist's love for God is deep and true, his confidence in God is firm and unmoved; his courage
has a firm foundation, and is supported by Omnipotence. He has become settled
by experience, and confirmed by years. He is not a rolling stone, but a pillar
in the house of the Lord. Do you love, fear and obey God?
Food for Thought: Psalm 1:1 and 2
Prayer: God, grant me the heart to fear and obey your command in Jesus name.
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