TORN – Day 23 – Monday, 3/28/22
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)
Today’s Scripture reading is 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 us to listen? The words of Hebrews 4:16 invite us to come: “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace.”
Do you have any fear? Take God at his word – he wants to be near you. Trust in him: “I will trust, and not be afraid” (Isaiah 12:2).
Prayer: “Jesus, Lion of Judah, you are no cowardly lion. Give me courage in my life right now so that…”