April 7
Charles Spurgeon · Faith's Checkbook
WITHOUT FEAR OF MAN
"And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name
of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee" Deut. 28:10
Then we can have no reason to be afraid of them. This would show a mean
spirit, and be a token of unbelief rather than of faith. God can make
us so like Himself, that men shall be forced to see that we rightly
bear His name, and truly belong to the Holy Jehovah. Oh, that we may
obtain this grace, which the Lord waits to bestow!
Be assured that ungodly men have a fear of true saints. They hate them,
but they also fear them. Haman trembled because of Mordecai, even when
he sought the good man's destruction. In fact, their hate often arises
out of a dread which they are too proud to confess. Let us pursue the
path of truth and uprightness without the slightest tremor. Fear is not
for us, but for those who do ill and fight against the Lord of hosts.
If indeed the name of the Eternal God is named upon us, we are secure;
for, as of old, a Roman had but to say Romanus sum, I am a Roman, and
he could claim the protection of all the legions of the vast empire; so
every one who is a man of God has omnipotence as his guardian, and God
will sooner empty Heaven of angels than leave a saint without defense.
Be braver than lions for the right, for God is with you.