Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the storm of the wicked, when it cometh; for the Lord will be thy confidence, and will keep thy foot from being taken.—Prov. 3: 26.
To have God as your confidence takes the fear out of life and gives you a sure footing. Let the storm of the wicked rage, He will keep your foot from being taken.
“A man’s goings are established of the Lord, and he delighted in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholdeth him with His hand” (Ps. 37: 23-24).
“He has said, I will never, never, let go thy hand” (Heb. 13: 5, Weymouth).
I watched my children and grandchildren learn to walk. I saw how father and mother were the child’s confidence. One would hold the child by the hand and help him to stand on his feet and get balanced. The other sat a little distance away with hands outstretched, thus assuring him that he would be caught and kept from falling if he stumbled. That gave him confidence to make the great adventure.
That illustrates how God is our confidence. It is expressed in a song that says: “My heavenly Father holds my hand In His, He will direct my steps, He will not let me fall, He will hold me fast. Though dark my way, I will not be afraid, He holds my hand in His.”
There are various things which people depend upon and make their confidence--health, strength, ability, money and the prospect of making more. These things play an important part in life. They are assets that may well give one a degree of assurance. But about them there is an element of uncertainty. One’s health may fail, and that will break down or lessen his capabilities. Financial resources are subject to a thousand accidents. None of these assets, not all of them combined, can supply one with the confidence he needs to sustain him and carry him through life.There is only one sufficient and enduring confidence—God and what He can mean in a human life. Gladstone was one day showing a visitor through the grounds around his home. They came to a stone pillar on which were inscribed the words, “The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms” (Deut. 33: 27). Pointing to those words, the great statesman said, “There is my confidence.”
