DAILY READINGS: 1 Kings 8:1-30; Jeremiah 15; Philippians 1:1-20
What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee. Psalm 56:3
David often had cause to fear for his life, and this statement of faith in God occurs after he had fled for fear of Saul, and went down to Gath. There again we read that he feared Achish the king of Gath. In fact it seemed that fear was on every side of his experience at this point. Many today have cause to be afraid. Fears for health, employment, family and church testimony beset us. What can we do? The most effective action we can take is to trust in God. Thus relieved of the burden of fear, we will be in a better position to help others similarly afflicted. If you are afraid today, trust Him and leave your fears in His hand. —Roy Hill
In God I put my trust, I neither doubt nor fear,
For man can never harm, with God my Helper near. —The Psalter, 1912