FEAR AND TRUST.<\/p>\n
"What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee" (Psa_56:3). It is a blessed fear that frightens us to God. Fear and trust are two very common feelings of the soul.<\/p>\n
1. The object of trust. "I in Thee." This implies-<\/p>\n
1. Knowledge. "Trust in Thee." Thee, the living God, who hath delivered mightily in times past. Thee, the eternal God revealed to us in Christ Jesus.<\/p>\n
2. Confidence. "I will trust" or commit my case to Thee. This is the confidence that we have in Him.<\/p>\n
3. Determination. "I will." There is no doubt or uncertainty here. I know whom I have believed.<\/p>\n
2. The time of trust. "What time I am afraid." Blessed are all they who know God as a refuge for the fearful. Adam hid from God, David would hide in Him. Trust in Him when afraid of-<\/p>\n
1. Guilt and wrath. There is no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus. He hath made peace by the blood of His Cross.<\/p>\n
2. Indwelling sin. There is no hope of deliverance in our own strength or wisdom.<\/p>\n
3. Weakness and failure. We are nothing but weakness, and of ourselves can do nothing but fail. When conscious of these, then is the time to trust. When I am weak, then am I strong.<\/p>\n
4. Trials and temptations. These often look upon us with frightful countenance, and we instinctively dread the contact. A man shall be a hiding place from the storm and the tempest. Only believe.<\/p>\n
5. Sickness and death. Death has shadows that are dark and dismal, but faith gains the victory. They overcame by the Blood of the Lamb. "He shall not be afraid; his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord."<\/p>\n
Autor: James Smith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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