Theme For David Jeremiah Devotional August 21 2021 – Forget Me Not: In the Face of Fear
Do not hide Your face from me; do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Psalm 27:9
Recommended Reading: Psalm 94:12-14
In spite of King David being a man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 13:14; 1 Kings 11:4), he was sometimes confronted by fear. In Psalm 27, David cried out to God, asking Him not to leave or forsake him during a time of great fear. True to His promises, God never left David—even when David momentarily left Him.
The apostle Paul faced fear at times, just as David did. On one occasion in Jerusalem, he was almost lynched by an angry Sanhedrin, saved only by the intervention of a Roman commander. “But the following night the Lord stood by [Paul] and said” (Acts 23:11). Just as the Lord never deserted David, neither did He ever desert Paul. In the face of fear, faith in God’s presence gave both men courage to continue in God’s will.
Who doesn’t experience fear at times? In such moments, follow the examples of David and Paul and pray the prayer you know will be answered: “Do not leave me nor forsake me.”
The chains of love are stronger than the chains of fear.
William Gurnall
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