March 9 Genuine Security

Scripture Reading: James 4:13–14

Key Verse: Proverbs 27:1

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

The older we grow, the more security conscious we become. The prospects of putting kids through college and providing for retirement, savings, and investments take on disproportionate significance.

In reality, however, our sense of well-being is never assured. Economic collapse, sickness, political or environmental fluctuations, or any number of unknown factors could seriously jeopardize our best-laid plans.

That is possible at any stage of life. That is the disquieting point of Proverbs 27:1: “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.”

Our only genuine security lies in our relationship with Jesus Christ. That is universally applicable because God is sovereign, which means that God is in control. He “guides and governs all events, circumstances, and free acts of angels and men and directs everything to its appointed goal for His own glory” (The New Bible Dictionary). Your security lies in His power to work everything for your good and His glory.

That is also eternally relevant because God is immutable. That means God is always the same and operates on unchanging principles.

Almighty God, I praise You that every detail of my life is directed by Your sovereign hand. I rest in the assurance that You govern each event and circumstance. I am secure in the knowledge that Your power weaves the dark and rough threads of life into a pattern for my good and Your glory.^[1]

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^[1] Stanley, C. F. (1999). On holy ground (p. 72). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers.