Confidence

“My heart is confident, God, my heart is confident. I will sing, I will sing praises.” (Psalm 57:7 CSB)

Confidence is based on perception. Perception is derived or learned. Parents, for example, want their children to grow up and have a strong sense of confidence as they approach life, so they try to instill a healthy self-esteem in them in the hope that this perception about self will, in turn, produce confidence. This is not at all a bad thing, of course, but its weakness comes from the fact of the basic human condition which is flawed by sin. Real confidence comes from a perception of the self as it relates to God, our Creator. This is what the psalmist came to understand.

We have confidence in God purposes for us. Psalm 57:2 reads, “I call to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.” God has a purpose for each of our lives. He created us with a purpose in mind, and knowing this, or having this perception about our lives produces an unshakeable confidence. It frees us to rest in God and trust Him to fulfill that purpose when we walk with Him.

We have confidence also in God’s faithful love. Psalm 57:10 describes this for us: “For your faithful love is as high as the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.” Life ultimately reveals many uncertainties, but one universal constant we can count on is the faithful love of the God who created us. God has committed His love to us, and He is genuinely faithful. This perception is based on the reality of our experience with God and in the truth of His word. Thus, our confidence is in God.

We can walk fully in confidence in our God. That is the kind of confidence that is everlasting. Kind of makes you want to sing, doesn’t it?

Father, In our hearts we sing praises to You for Your purpose for us and for Your faithful love toward us. Our confidence is in You. Amen.