Devotions For Lent – Day 28

If I Only Had The Nerve

“When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.”         (Psalm 56:3-4)

Read Psalm 56.

“If I only had the nerve,” sang the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz. What gives us the nerve to come into God’s presence, assuming He wants to listen? The words of Hebrews 4:16 invite us to come: “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace.”

That’s just what the lady I’ve been talking about needed to hear and trust. She was carrying so much grief, so much guilt, so much fear. But even in the midst of fear, especially in the midst of fear, we take God at His word: “In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust” (Psalm 56:4).

When I was young, one of my Sunday School teachers gave me a wooden plaque printed with some yellow ducks and this verse: “I will trust, and not be afraid” (Isaiah 12:2). I can still see that plaque in my mind and in my heart. Today, think about what Bible verses help you conquer fear.

Prayer Starter:
Jesus, Lion of Judah, You are no cowardly lion. Give me courage in my life right now so that I can . . .