Monday... It really can be tiring.

Proverbs 28:1 (NLT), "The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, but the godly are as bold as lions."

Life can be tiring especially when we are running away from stuff. Now running on purpose looking ahead can be very healthy but this running away can be draining.

This verse in The Message Paraphrase says, "The wicked are edgy with guilt, ready to run off even when no one's after them; Honest people are relaxed and confident, bold as lions." It is so hard to go anywhere when we are always looking over our shoulder.

Over in the book of Leviticus in 26:13 (NLT) it says, "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so you would no longer be their slaves. I broke the yoke of slavery from your neck so you can walk with your heads held high." We don't always need to be looking back.

Now God through his Son took it a step further. And over in the book of Hebrews it says in 2:14-15, "Because God's children are human beings - made of flesh and blood - the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying."

It is through his death that we can be bold as lions. The guilt of our sins were taken care of by his death. We no longer have to be looking over our shoulder and being edgy with the guilt of our sins. His sacrifice takes care of it if we come to him and confess our sins and accept his forgiveness. We can no longer live in guilt always looking over our should and having a fear of death. God is in your life and you can face anything with a boldness of a lion.

May we focus on who is ahead, who is in charge. Remember, we no longer need to be slaves and running away, "the godly are as bold as lions." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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