What Makes You Feel Secure?
May 29, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

 

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

 

     The word “fear” in the Bible often refers to someone having reverence or a very high level of respect for something or someone. It is you believing in and giving honor to what you trust. For example, if you would say, “I fear that is true,” the message you would convey is, “I believe that is true.” In today’s passage, that is how the word fear is used. What a man trusts in will be his snare in life.

 

     Some people put their trust in money. They want money so badly that they spend their entire life doing whatever it takes to earn it. Sadly, it never seems there will ever be enough money for them to be satisfied. The more wealth they get, the more they feel they need. Finally, toward the end of their life, when years of labor have helped them gain some practical wisdom, they often find out that all that work, all those hours of toil for wealth, never brought them real happiness.

 

     Some people want to be famous. They go to great lengths trying to get people’s attention. When, and if people finally do begin to clamor around them, they will then spend enormous amounts of time and money trying to regain just a little bit of privacy. They go to great lengths to hide from the very same people they wanted to recognize them just a short time ago.

 

    Getting what we want in life is not always getting what we need. However, those who put their trust in God always find a sweet safe place to live. Not just for a few years here on earth, but for eternity.

 

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

 

     Money is not evil unless it controls your life. Being popular is not wrong if God has directed it to be so. However, the only place we should ever place our trust is in Jesus. He is the Author and Finisher of our faith.

 

Which would you rather be? Rich, popular, or in the center of God’s will?

 

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage and today’s Devotion?

 

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

 

  

GOD TALKING TO ME:  May 29, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
2 Samuel 18 / Psalm 119:81-96
Proverbs 29 / Hebrews 6, 7

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
2 Kings 1-3  /  John 9:24-41