Choose Wisely

“Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.”

Proverbs 29:25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jesus expanded on this thought from Proverbs when He spoke as recorded in Matthew 10:28

“Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”

To fear the Lord and not man is wise.

To fear man and not the Lord is far more common.

Too often, in our lives, the immediacy of the judgment of man seems far more important to us than the eternal truth of God’s judgment.

We fear man because it might mean the loss of a job, a reputation or a comfortable position among others.

But really, what do these things mean in light of eternity?

It may be an easy question to answer but much, much more difficult at times to live with the reality of our answer.

We always want it both ways.

David wasn’t always popular with those in authority, those who

held control – or thought they did – and sometimes even with those closest to him (remember his own wife Michal’s disdain for his unabashed worship of God?).

Certainly Jesus fell out of fashion with the religious leaders.

But here’s the good news – He never, ever ‘fell out of fashion’ in His Father’s heart.

“This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased…”

It’s your choice – to well please your heavenly Father may mean that, from time to time, you are anything but pleasing to man.

Is God asking you to make such a choice?

Choose wisely.