He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed,
trusting in the Lord. (Psalm 112:7)
Suspense is dreadful. When we have no news from home, we are
apt to grow anxious, and we cannot be persuaded that "no news is good
news." Faith is the cure for this condition of sadness; the Lord by His
Spirit settles the mind in holy serenity, and all fear is gone as to the future
as well as the present.
The fixedness of heart spoken of by the psalmist is to be
diligently sought after. It is not believing this or that promise of the Lord,
but the general condition of unstaggering trustfulness in our God, the
confidence which we have in Him that He will neither do us ill Himself nor
suffer anyone else to harm us. This constant confidence meets the unknown as
well as the known of life. Let the morrow be what it may, our God is the God of
tomorrow. Whatever events may have happened, which to us are unknown, our
Jehovah is God of the unknown as well as of the known. We are determined to
trust the Lord, come what may. If the very worst should happen, our God is
still the greatest and best. Therefore will we not fear though the postman's
knock should startle us or a telegram wake us at midnight. The Lord liveth, and
what can His children fear?
-Charles Spurgeon, Faith's Checkbook for February 27th
~Brittany
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