Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord. 1 Peter 3:14-15
If you are lord of your own life, everything you cannot control will cause you fear. What if there is a bomb? What if one of your children chooses the wrong path? What if you get cancer?
But when Christ is Lord of your life, you have reason for confidence. Jesus Christ was sovereign over your birth. He is sovereign over your life, and He will be sovereign over your death.
Sovereign over your birth means that of all the millions of people who could potentially have come from the union of your father and your mother, God created you! In great love and mercy, He planned that you should be!
Sovereign over your life means all the good you have enjoyed and the evil you have suffered was known to God before the beginning of time. Nothing ever comes as a surprise to Him. God works through all that has happened in your past and whatever will happen in the future to advance the great purpose for which He brought you into being. His purpose is that a reflection of His dearly loved Son will radiate from you for His glory and for your joy forever.
Sovereign over your death means Jesus Christ is in complete control of the timing, the circumstances, and the outcome of your death. “In your book were written… the days that were formed for me” (Ps. 139:16).
George Whitfield once said: “We are immortal till our life’s work is done.” Use this truth when you struggle with fear. If you’re afraid of flying, this is a great thing to say to yourself as you put on your seatbelt: “I am immortal until my life’s work is done.”
Where do you need to use this truth?
