Matthew 7:24-27 (AMP)
24 So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts upon them [obeying them] will be like a sensible (prudent, practical, wise) man who built his house upon the rock.
25 And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.
26 And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them will be like a stupid (foolish) man who built his house upon the sand.
27 And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great and complete was the fall of it.
Security is the condition or quality of being secure, specifically the freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care; confidence of power or safety; assurance and certainty. It is the most coveted and most expensive thing that everybody longs for, unfortunately, it is the most elusive thing to attain.
We seek security from an investment portfolio to retirement plans, we spend a fortune on home security systems, financial systems, personal security, relationship security but eventually, something will come along to threaten these securities. According to Proverbs 18:10, only the Lord God is a place of protection and security, He is a strong tower, a refuge, and a place of complete safety, to all that trust in him. A strong fortress that no one can besiege.
The bible teaches that we can trust God as our source of lasting security. We feel insecure when we suspect that relationships are not fully committed to as we want but we have deeper security in Christ because His word is true and His love is unconditional, neither His word nor His love change, especially as the conditions of our lives is unstable and stressful.
With so much change and instability in the world, how does our faith bring security?
There is a great reassuring love note from the Lord in Ephesians 3:14-21. As believers, we have received the resources and inner strength of Christ Himself, who lives in our hearts through the Holy Spirit. God’s love is inexhaustible and wide enough to cover all of us, long enough to last into eternity, high enough to include our moment of greatest joys and triumphs, deep enough to sustain us through our most overwhelming discouragement. So, when insecurity begins to crowd in, remember that God’s overwhelming love takes us beyond our deepest need and our greatest hope because when we build our lives on God’s truth, we have a solid foundation that will not crack under the world’s pressure. Psalm 40:1-2.
Circular and worldly wisdom teaches that security is in having enough money to live comfortably, enough insurance to cover every and any calamity and a home security system to ward off would-be vandals and thieves. All these things are good, but they don’t bring real peace and security.
Peace according to Philippians 4:6-7, is another reason we should always pray.
We are secure only in Christ, we are undefeatable, we can’t be conquered by any of the things we fear, see or unseen, as states in Romans 8:37-39, nothing should shake our confident security in God.
When you feel anxiously insecure and fearful, remember the scriptural instruction to pray about everything and trust God to guard your heart with supernatural and inexplicable peace.
You will know true security only when you build your life on the rock-solid promises of Jesus Christ.
There comes a time in life when everyone faces insecurity about themselves or in other areas of their lives, when it does before you go into panic mode remember that He alone can preserve you from the effect of sin, and worldly viruses so as to preserve you from falling into any kind of error that might be detrimental to your souls and to present you faultless according to Jude 1:24. Be secure in Christ.
Shalom