Shield of Faith

In Gethsemane the faith of Jesus doesn’t look triumphant but appears as trembling trust. Jesus does not deny the coming suffering but brings it honestly before the Father when He says, “Not My will, but yours be done.” The Shield of Faith does not pretend everything will turn out the way we prefer but it is entrusting ourselves to God even when the outcome is costly. Faith extinguishes the flaming arrows of fear and abandonment not by removing the pain but by holding onto the character of God. Our God will never leave us or forsake us & He has promised us that He will be faithful until the end of the age.