Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Reflection - Psalm 144:9-15 - Three Keys to Peace

Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 144:9-15, "Three Keys to Peace", Page 183.
By Henry Bosch, Our Daily Bread Writer


Psalm 144:9-15
PHOTO: Psalm 144:9-15
I will sing a new song to you, O God;
on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you,
to the One who gives victory to kings,
who delivers his servant David from the deadly sword.

Deliver me and rescue me
from the hands of foreigners
whose mouths are full of lies,
whose right hands are deceitful.

Then our sons in their youth
will be like well-nurtured plants,
and our daughters will be like pillars
carved to adorn a palace.
Our barns will be filled
with every kind of provision.
Our sheep will increase by thousands,
by tens of thousands in our fields;
our oxen will draw heavy loads.
There will be no breaching of walls,
no going into captivity,
no cry of distress in our streets.
Blessed is the people of whom this is true;
blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.


Three Keys to Peace
When W. B. Davidson was a young boy, he walked with his father three miles from his rural home to his grandmother's home. While they were visiting, the sun set. Davidson writes, "Between our home and grandmother's house was a swamp. That night the croaking of the frogs, the chirping of the crickets, and the shadows of the trees frightened me. I asked my father if there was any danger of something catching us, but he assured me that there was nothing to dread.

And so, taking me by the hand, he said, 'I will not allow anything to harm you.' Immediately my fears passed away and I was ready to face the world."

Someone has said that the three keys to real peace are fret not, faint not, fear not.

1. Fret not - because God loves you (1 John 4:16).
2. Faint not - because God holds you (Psalm 139:10).
3. Fear not - because God keeps you (Psalm 121:5).

As we rest in the love of Christ and recognize that God holds our hand, we too shall be at peace and unafraid. The "three keys to real Peace" - fret not, faint not, fear not - can open our prison of worry and discouragement. Let's step out into the full joy and liberty of the children of God!
- Henry Bosch
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Psalm 144:9-15
I will sing a new song to you, O God;
on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you,
to the One who gives victory to kings,
who delivers his servant David from the deadly sword.

Deliver me and rescue me
from the hands of foreigners
whose mouths are full of lies,
whose right hands are deceitful.

Then our sons in their youth
will be like well-nurtured plants,
and our daughters will be like pillars
carved to adorn a palace.
Our barns will be filled
with every kind of provision.
Our sheep will increase by thousands,
by tens of thousands in our fields;
our oxen will draw heavy loads.
There will be no breaching of walls,
no going into captivity,
no cry of distress in our streets.
Blessed is the people of whom this is true;
blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.
Three Keys to Peace
When W. B. Davidson was a young boy, he walked with his father three miles from his rural home to his grandmother's home. While they were visiting, the sun set. Davidson writes, "Between our home and grandmother's house was a swamp. That night the croaking of the frogs, the chirping of the crickets, and the shadows of the trees frightened me. I asked my father if there was any danger of something catching us, but he assured me that there was nothing to dread.


 When W. B. Davidson was a young boy, he walked with his father three miles from his rural home to his grandmother's home.
PHOTO: When W. B. Davidson was a young boy, he walked with his father three miles from his rural home to his grandmother's home. While they were visiting, the sun set. Davidson writes, "Between our home and grandmother's house was a swamp. That night the croaking of the frogs, the chirping of the crickets, and the shadows of the trees frightened me. I asked my father if there was any danger of something catching us, but he assured me that there was nothing to dread."
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And so, taking me by the hand, he said, 'I will not allow anything to harm you.' Immediately my fears passed away and I was ready to face the world."


 And so, taking me by the hand, he said, 'I will not allow anything to harm you.'
PHOTO: "And so, taking me by the hand, he said, 'I will not allow anything to harm you.' Immediately my fears passed away and I was ready to face the world."
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Someone has said that the three keys to real peace are fret not, faint not, fear not.

1. Fret not - because God loves you (1 John 4:16).
2. Faint not - because God holds you (Psalm 139:10).
3. Fear not - because God keeps you (Psalm 121:5).


 Someone has said that the three keys to real peace are fret not, faint not, fear not.
PHOTO: Someone has said that the three keys to real peace are fret not, faint not, fear not.
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As we rest in the love of Christ and recognize that God holds our hand, we too shall be at peace and unafraid. The "three keys to real Peace" - fret not, faint not, fear not - can open our prison of worry and discouragement. Let's step out into the full joy and liberty of the children of God!
- Henry Bosch


 As we rest in the love of Christ and recognize that God holds our hand, we too shall be at peace and unafraid.
PHOTO: As we rest in the love of Christ and recognize that God holds our hand, we too shall be at peace and unafraid. The "three keys to real Peace" - fret not, faint not, fear not - can open our prison of worry and discouragement. Let's step out into the full joy and liberty of the children of God!
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 Dear Lord
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we pray that as we rest in the love of Christ and recognize that God holds our hand, we  shall be at peace and unafraid. May the 'three keys to real Peace' - fret not, faint not, fear not - can open our prison of worry and discouragement. May we step out into the full joy and liberty of the children of God.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen."
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Reflection - Psalm 144:9-15 - Three Keys to Peace
Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 144:9-15, "Three Keys to Peace", Page 183.
By Henry Bosch, Our Daily Bread Writer



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Reference
[1] From "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Copyright @ 2009 by Discovery House Publishers, Psalm 144:9-15, "Three Keys to Peace", Page 183.

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