Today's encouragement comes from Psalm 3:6, where we read these words:
"I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around."David wrote these words as he was fleeing from Absalom. A believer with this much confidence surely trusts in the Lord. There is no way anyone could ade-quately protect him- or herself from "ten thousands of people." Only God can set that kind of shield around the heart and soul of His beloved churchman.
. . . But the amazing truth is, that, for real (regenerated) Christians, we need fear *no* forces arrayed against us. Let hypocrites, Satan, criminals, vile cre-atures do their utmost to defeat us. In Jesus, we, His church, will “roll them up,” and overwhelm them. Still, let us do this in humility—always seeking the salvation of God’s elect (2 Tim. 2:10).
[Puritan quote of the day: "It is better to go with difficulty to heaven than with ease to hell.” —Thomas Watson, in the preface to, "The Doctrine of Repent-ance"]
