So we can confidently say,
“The Lord is my helper;
I will not fear;
what can man do to me?”
It’s interesting that being content in what we have, trusting in the Lord, and trusting in what He says places us in a position to not fear loss and what people can do to us. This is interesting because the lie that we are offered is that more and more money and possessions will give us the kind of confidence that only trusting in God can provide.
According to Hebrews 10:32-34, the original readers of the book of Hebrews endured persecution that included the confiscation of their possessions.* It comes as no surprise then that these people would need to hear encouragement not to fear what man can do. The confidence comes from knowing that even if people take everything away, God provides and can replace with His great provision.*
This quote in Hebrews 13:6 comes from Psalm 118:6-7 and is believed to have been written by King David during a time of seeing the Lord deliver him from danger.* In his moment of seeing God move, the astonishingly less-powerful ability of man was put into right perspective. This is what the author of Hebrews was seeking to do; this is what God wants to do for each of us.
What have you been afraid of losing? Have you allowed past situations to cause you to hold tightly to the wrong things? Have you lost peace?
Today, take a step.
Maybe today the one step God wants you to take is to remind you that He has the power to provide. Perhaps today God wants you to place your confidence in who He is and what He says about Himself. Maybe today God wants you to look at the opposition against you with a right perspective: it is nothing compared to your God.
Whatever the step, ask God to direct it. Take a moment to take that step. Invite Him to speak. He will.
Life is a long road. Walk it with Jesus.
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*Stedman, R. C. (1992). Hebrews (Heb 13:1-6). IVP Academic.
Grindheim, S. (2023). The Letter to the Hebrews (D. A. Carson, Ed.; pp. 668–669). William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
France, R. T. (2006). Hebrews. In T. Longman III & D. E. Garland (Eds.), The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Hebrews–Revelation (Revised Edition) (Vol. 13, pp. 184). Zondervan.
Guthrie, G. (1998). Hebrews (p. 437). Zondervan Publishing House.