Give thanks
to the Lord,
for he is good;
his love endures forever. 
...
The Lord is with me;
I will not be afraid.
What can
mere mortals
do to me?
Psalms 118:1, 6 NIV
Well, people can do a lot of damage, a lot that can (rightly) make us afraid.
However.
The psalmist only had the law, God's work in history to reflect on, and his personal experience.
So what can't people do?
Change God's character
Shift God's redemptive pans
Destroy God's covenant promises.
Defeat God's justice.
We get the advantage of looking back on the New Testament too.
No one can separate us from God's love.
We are chosen and adopted into God's family with an inheritance sealed by the Holy Spirit. No one can change that.
We have the Bread of Life, the Living Water, treasure being stored in heaven untouchable by people.
Yes this world & the poeole in it can hurt.
But they cannot steal our joy and the Living Hope that we have.
Step into today secure in that.
The Lord is Good.
His Love endures forever.
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