Boldly go forth

DEVOTION

PROVERBS

BOLDY GO FORTH

Prov 28:1

The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

NIV

We are faced with another comparison between the wicked and the righteous. The idea about the wicked fleeing even when no one is chasing him gives us the idea the wicked are caught in the void between both the realm of this world and the realm of God. They have no true course of direction for their lives, afraid of this world and of God. Their fleeing may be from the truth of God. Their fleeing may be from their own drab lives or understanding of the purpose of their lives. This fleeing is caused by some kind of fear, a fear that is within themselves, as no one is pursuing them, chasing them. Their fear is based on the fact they do not know the saving grace of God. But now we have the righteous who are as bold as a lion. These are the people who know God, who have their trust in him, who enjoy the truth of his grace. Of course the use of the word wicked only means those who are not saved and the righteous are those who are. A person defined as wicked may be a normal person, fairly good in most respects, even doing good deeds for others, but not knowing God in the sense of accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior and being born again a new creature in Christ, they are defined as wicked. On the other hand a person defined as righteous does not mean they are always good people, always doing the right thing, always doing good deeds for others, always being without sin. The righteous are define as such because of their faith and confession in Christ Jesus. Nevertheless being among those considered righteous because God has declared us so, we live with no such fear. We can live boldly with confidence because we are in Christ, we have a life purpose and we have eternal life. We know our destination in life. It might seem the one thing we should fear is Satan, but even him we can boldly stand under any of his attacks because God has provided us with his armor. We can stand our ground, we can take our stand against any foe for we are the confident children of the Most High God.  We flee from no one, nor from anything for we can stand firm because God fights for us. We can boldly go where no man as every gone before. We can roam this earth because we trust in God, we can be sure of our footing because he orders our footsteps. We do not have to aimlessly travel through life chasing some illusive dream, or fearful of not being good enough, or smart enough or having made our mark in this world. We are the children of God. We do not have to fear judgement as the wicked might. We can boldly live life. We can boldly go forth.