Okay this song is old, but it still works. Steve Green in 1987.

Scripture
The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me? Psalm 118:6

Observation
“What can man do to me?”

It’s not possible to make that statement until we have first said with conviction, “What can man do for me?”

Most of us are hung up on the second one. We think that someone with more strings to pull than we have can do more for us than God. A friend. A boss. A rich person. An influential person. A hero. A bank manager. We are afraid of people because we have not overcome our emotional need of their support.

When we fully grasp who is with us, it is possible to deal with who is against us. If God is for us, whom else do we need? What possibly could they offer to us? When the Lord becomes my complete resource in finances, in affirmation, in companionship, in wisdom, in protection and more then I can live in the absence of those things from others. Obsession with the competency of God brings an indifference to what others offer or don’t offer us.

Application
What can anyone do for me that God has not done or will do completely?

Prayer
Father, I trust you as my only and best resource.