March 2

Nehemiah 4:14
“I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses” —Nehemiah 4:1414And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses. (Nehemiah 4:14).
HE who fears God need fear no one else. Nehemiah, strong in the assurance that the Lord had sent him to build the walls of Jerusalem, did not quail before the opposition of the enemy; his confidence was in the One who had commissioned him. So should it ever be with us. When God gives the word we need not dread the power of the enemy nor be discouraged because of opposition. He who is in us is greater than all that can be against us. That which He bids us do He will give us the power to accomplish, and He Himself will stand between us and the foe.
“Soldiers of Christ, lay hold
On faith’s victorious shield;
Arm’d with that adamant and gold,
Be sure to win the field:
If faith surround your heart,
Satan shall be subdued;
Repell’d his every fiery dart,
And quench’d with Jesus’ blood.
Jesus hath died for you;
What can His love withstand?
Believe, hold fast your shield and who
Shall pluck you from His hand?
Then, having all things done,
And ev’ry conflict; past—
Accepted each through Christ alone,
You shall be crowned at last.”
—Charles Wesley.