Confidence

The fear of the Lord. To tremble at His Word. To revere the Lord and place Him above everything else in my life. Oh that I would not deny Jesus in a time of need. The fear of man- let it be over ridden by my confidence in the Lord.

We have come to Him as a stone that is alive (fresh water pouring out), rejected by men, and I have been chosen by God-- and He sees me as precious.
A spiritual house is being built up-- a holy priesthood being raised up. Those who are firmly grounded in the Lord through His Word in faith, hope, and love.
There will be some who will be disobedient, who know that Jesus is the Corner Stone, yet chose to fear man, the market place, society, social standards... instead of being obedient to Him who chose us.
We, who know Jesus and trust in Him, we shall be the royal priesthood that is raised up to proclaim His name and praise Him.
We get to praise the One who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light... we have obtained mercy-- this eternal judgment that has been withheld from us for our trust in the Son of Man who's love is stronger than death and more intense than the sun's heat.
1 Peter 2.4-9

Man, why do I fear sharing this truth? I hate it. My prayer today will be to speak up when it is necessary and not to water down what is truth. How "hardcore" do I have to be? I don't know but there is good within Him, but people have such a false view of this. How can I do my part in bringing out his truth? I can proclaim my heart and how I feel for my boyfriend, but when it comes to God or Jesus it is so different...

I pray for those whom I encounter today. That the eyes of their understanding would be enlightened and their hearts that question God would be answered by all the saints who proclaim truth in Jesus, though me, my boss, and whomever the else is willing to be used.