Quick Note – Psalm 112:7-8 – No Fear
Psalm 112:7-8 – “He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD. His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.”
One of the reasons why people hate visiting the doctor’s office is fear. They aren’t afraid of the doctor himself or the various procedures he does, but they are afraid of hearing him say the words, “[Insert your name here], you may want to sit down. Your test results came in, and we have some disheartening news, you have [insert sickness].” Those words are devastating for both the patient and the patient’s family. I remember, just a year ago, my mom went to the doctor to have some skin moles checked for the possibility of cancer. Some of them looked suspicious so the doctor took some biopsy samples and told her he would give her a call in a week or so about the results. While we were on vacation in Alaska, she was called by the doctor and received some unwelcome news – she had early-stage melanoma in one of her moles. We couldn’t believe what we just heard, and the rest of our vacation was a little tough, because the bad news continued to linger in our minds. I personally was afraid. I was scared for my mom and the possibility of losing her. I was worried. Thankfully, when we returned, we found out that the biopsy took out most of it, and she was able to remove the rest of it quickly without the need for any other procedure. But the news itself brought fear and worry into my life.
Psalm 112 in its entirety describes some of the blessings which are experienced by the man who fears the Lord and finds great delight in His commands. He is blessed with children (vs. 2), wealth and riches (vs. 3), enduring righteousness (vs.3), and light in the darkness (vs.4). One of these blessings is described in our passage today, “He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD. His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.” The man who fears the Lord and finds great delight in His commands is blessed with steadfastness and confidence in the midst of turmoil and bad news. When most people are fearful of receiving bad news or faltering during the trial, he is without fear, for he knows where He has placed his trust – in the LORD God of the universe who will deliver in His time. There is no doubt. There is no wavering. There is no second-guessing. There is only a complete trust in the Lord. As Christians, we must develop this same type of faith, for we have the same God who is all-powerful, all-loving, and all-willing to do what is best for us. Romans 8:32 states, “He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?” How can we ever worry or think that the God who loved us so much that He gave His only Son for us would not give us deliverance from trouble? We can definitely stand firm on Him – our Rock and our Redeemer. This does not mean that bad news should be ignored or treated as imaginary, for bad news is still bad news. But it means that even in the midst of this news, there is no fear, for there is a complete trust in a faithful God. If we truly fear God and delight in His commands, we will not fear the possibility of bad news, for we will know that all things, including bad news, will work together for good for them that love God (Romans 8:28). We will delight in the Lord using our lives for His glory. We need not falter or fear troubling news, for we can trust our faithful God.
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