Positioned for Security - Martin Wiles

You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get it all? Luke 12:20 NLT

Like everyone else, I’ve looked for it all my life. I long to be positioned for security.

Security, along with significance and self-worth, is one of life’s basic needs. I needed to know my parents would love me unconditionally despite my mistakes and less-than-perfect body. When I became an adult, I still sought it—burglar alarms, firearms, retirement savings, Social Security. I even married and had children, thinking that would carry on my family line. Searching for a job that provided enough to live on with a little to spare didn’t hurt either.

Along the way, I discovered some things wouldn’t provide the security I hoped for. The rich fool found out the same thing. He devoted his time to his livelihood. When his barns overflowed, he reared back and planned to enjoy life for many years. Until God reminded him his life was on loan, and God would soon call for full payment.

Wealth won’t position us for security. I’ve never been close to being wealthy, but I have experienced some times when I was comfortable. But I quickly discovered how uncertain that was when the situation that made me comfortable disintegrated overnight. Suddenly, I wasn’t taking it easy anymore. Neither did the rich fool. The life God loaned ended before he knew it.

Nor will health position us for security. I’ve always enjoyed good health, but that, too, can change quickly. And it did. A few months after pastoring my first church, I found myself in the hospital with a bleeding ulcer—a health condition that took me a year to overcome. The rich fool was obviously healthy since he thought he had many years to enjoy his wealth.

Even relationships can’t position us for security—although we often look there too. What appears stable and permanent can readily become unstable and changing. I’ve watched that happen, too, with family and friends—and myself.

The only thing that brings security is our faith connection with Jesus Christ. Nothing else will last, and nothing else will provide the peace and comfort He does. So, if you’re looking for security, look no further than a daily walk with Christ.

How can you position yourself for security?

Prayer: Father, thank You for providing the security I need through my relationship with You. 

Tweetable: Are you positioned for security, now and in the future? 

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