Hebrews 13:5–6 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”

 I have done several devotions this year based on the words of Hebrews 13:5. I included it in today’s reading not for the purpose of commenting on it, but to set the context for the words that I want you to consider today. This is the thought I want you to hold on to this day:

So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” Hebrews 13:6

Make sure those words are hidden in your heart. By that I do not mean to put them somewhere and then forget where you put them or what they mean for you.God led a psalmist to write this thought:

Psalm 119:11 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

The idea is to have the Word inside of you so that it becomes part of you, a guiding force in your life. I used to tell my confirmation students, “It can’t come out of you if it is not in you!” That is why today I want you to internalize these words:

So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” Hebrews 13:6

Another way to think of it is that I have just assigned you some memory work. That’s a good thing. What harm can come from remembering God’s Word? He wants only the best for you. And He made it possible for you to have the best when He csame down here to pay for your sin. No matter what happens to you here, you have the guarantee that you will spend eternity with your Lord because you believe in Him. One more time, here is what I want you to remember today:

So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” Hebrews 13:6