Psalm 112 "Not Afraid of Bad News"

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Psalm for Today = 112:7-8    

He is not afraid of bad news;

    his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.

His heart is steady; he will not be afraid,

    until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.

Comments:

In this psalm, the man “who fears the Lord” and the “upright” are used synonymously and such a person is blessed by God. Verses 4-5 describe his character (gracious, merciful, and righteous, just) while verses 7-8 describe his emotional state. This is what I would like to be! Because of his reverent and trusting relationship with the Lord, his character was changed and made godly. Flowing from such a redeemed character came consistently honorable and generous actions. The emotional result is a calm and settled trust. Don’t we all want to go through life without fearing bad news? Yet this man’s lack of fear was not a result of there not being any bad news (he still had adversaries) but of his relationship with the good and very present Lord of All.

The Lord speaks the comforting words that…

·       He will never leave us nor forsake us. (Hebrews 13:5)

·       He will never let anyone snatch us out of his hand. (John 10:28-29)

·       He works all things together for good to those that love God and are called according to his purpose…and is committed to conforming us into the image of his Son. (Romans 8:28-29)

So there is really no "bad" news for me to fear! By the way, that will really tick the enemy off!