November 2, 2012

Author: Andrew Comiskey
November 02, 2012
‘I will lie down and sleep in peace, because You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.’ (Ps. 4:8)

His pursuers still close behind him, the king trusts the King. Countless battles—from moral failure to murderous threats—reduced David to simple, childlike faith. Like us, he could have plugged into myriad fears and rehearsed survival schemes long into the night. Instead, David sleeps in the everlasting arms, ‘like a weaned child with its mother.’ (Ps. 131:2)

Aware that he could awaken to a spear in his face, David ‘stilled and quieted his soul.’ (Ps. 131:2) He trusts God, as must we with our many fears. Are you afraid for your sanctity in a culture that celebrates the very thing you die to daily? Trust in God. Do you fear for your family’s sanctity? Trust in God. For the nation’s? Trust in God.

The only way we will win the war is through trusting Him with every battle we face. We fight hard in peace. We do so on the sure ground He has already won for us in an effort to take more ground for His Kingdom.

Bottom line: our security lies not in any created thing but in the Creator and Redeemer of all living.

‘Peace I leave with you, My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Let not your heart be troubled and do not be afraid.’ (John 14: 27)

‘Father, grant us the gift of faith as an antidote to fear. Teach us to trust You. Establish us in peace amid the battles at hand. In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we confess our sins of cowardice and compromise. We have violated Your holy commands in regards to what we have done to our bodies and to other bodies. And in our compromise we have become cowards, unwilling to stand for what we know to be true for the dignity of all. We ask that You might have mercy on Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington; uphold marriage in these states, and in our nation, as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on ‘gay marriage.’


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