Psalms 34:4-7
I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
Those who look to him are radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
Tag: Faith Defeats Fear and Changes Faces
Psalms 33-35 are great songs of trust and hope in God, despite the circumstances one faces in life. Granted, we have to trust the words of these psalms (and others like them), in order to experience what they promise. However, there is no doubt they promise something special for those who put their trust in the power and care of God. Perhaps a theme is found in the previous chapter:
Psalms 33:19
that he may deliver their soul from death
and keep them alive in famine.
God will not keep our body from death or our stomachs from hunger. However, He will rescue our souls from death and keep us alive “in” the famine. The above verses from chapter 34 state that those who seek the Lord will be heard, delivered and saved. God will deliver us from all our fears. When we have this type of faith ... to trust in His Word, it will reflect on our face. The above text states that when we trust in God’s promises and keep our eyes on Him, we will have radiant face. Our faces tend to reflect what we are looking at and considering and putting as worth in our lives. When we worry about life our wrinkles come out on our faces. You can beat the connection between thought and face. The face is the mirror of the mindset and what the heart is dwelling upon. When we consider the promises of God and really believe them they will impact our heart and change the radiance of our expressions. It doens’t take long to see who is trusting in the promises of God and who is living in light of their circumstances. The above passage tells us that those who put their gaze on Him and believe His promises will be rescued from all their fears and will have a change in facial muscles. That is an amazing thought. We can rejoice in His promises and realize He is going to impact what we think of our circumstances. He will not change them. He will only carry us through them. Our prayers should not be a change in circumstances, but to simply relax, have faith and lean on His promises.
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