Proverbs 14:26-27 "In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. (27) The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death."
For several decades now, we have heard people talk about finding themselves.
The idea is that if we can find ourselves, then we can have self-assurance and
find peace within. That sounds like a noble thought, but the truth of the
matter is that there is no peace to be found simply within ourselves. We cannot
conjure peace. We cannot manufacture it nor multiply it by our own selves.
There is only one place - one source - of peace and that is found in the Prince
of Peace, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Wonderful Counselor. See
Isaiah 9:6. His name is Jesus. When we position our thoughts,
words, and actions in the confidence and assurance of Jesus Christ, then (and
only then) can we find true and lasting peace. We can be confident when
we are walking in His counsel, in His directions, for our lives. Paul stated it
in this manner in Philippians 1:6, "Being confident of this very thing,
that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of
Jesus Christ." True confidence and assurance is only found in the Lord. He
is our place of refuge. He is that "fountain of life" which renews
and refreshes our souls each and every day. There is great peace, strength,
assurance, and confidence when we seek to honor Him. Whenever I am trying
to make things work on my own, I have to ask myself: "Well, how is that
working for you?" The answer is: "It isn't working for me."
That's when I hear my Lord and Saviour saying, "Come unto me... I will
give you rest."
Leave It There
by Charles Albert Tindley
(Chorus)
Leave it there, leave it there,
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
If you trust and never doubt, He will surely bring you out,
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.