Throughout the psalms we find remarkable expressions of fearlessness. But the psalmists don’t begin here. Many psalms demonstrate how the psalmists worked through their fear. They begin by simply expressing it to God. In opening their hearts to express their fears the psalmists were then also opening their hearts to allow God to speak to their fear. There is the sense that the psalmist is plugging in a great spotlight, the spotlight of God’s love and promises, and shining it on his fears. This happens for example in Psalm 3 right after the expression of fear: “But you are a shield around me, O Lord; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.” We see this to a greater extent in Psalm 68 in which the psalmist responds to the threats that face him by recounting who God has promised to be for his people and what he has promised to do. The fears in life that cripple us are always based on lies. Lies can only exist in the darkness. The moment the spotlight of God shines on them they are dispelled as they are seen for the lies that they are. So, bring your fears to God and shine the spotlight of truth on them. The truth is, if your life is in his hands, then your destiny is completely secure. God has made a path for you, and though many threats will arise along the way, those threats will only be like dogs barking behind fences. They will not thwart the purpose that God has for your life.
Reflect on God’s devotion to your life.
Read Psalm 68.
