February 8

Our Security Is in Christ

As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD Almighty, in the city of our God: God makes her secure forever (Psalm 48:8).

Scripture: Psalm 48:4-8

Song: “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”

On September 4, 2004, the De La Salle high school football team entered Qwest Field in Seattle riding an unprecedented 151 game winning streak. Despite the fact that they continually graduated their best players, the team managed to string one undefeated season after another, building the reputation of being unstoppable. Within a few hours their streak would come to an end leading them on a soul-searching journey that is documented in the 2014 film entitled, When the Game Stands Tall.

This world offers many “sure things,” but you don’t have to live long to learn what the young men of De La Salle high school learned in the 2004–2005 football season. Even the most certain things in this world can change in a moment. But as believers in Christ we know that we can take confidence in the surety of our Lord and His kingdom.

Christ provides each Christian with the confidence that He will always provide a safe place for us. Even when the world seems to have ganged up against us, combining their forces and attacking from all sides, God will secure us, and it’s not the construction of the place or the building materials that make that place secure. It is God himself.

Lord, help me find security in You when times get hard and not to fear what life may bring. In Your name I pray, amen.