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Home Search Topics Contact About | Tired Of Being Afraid?It is altogether understandable that those who are not trusting God will be fearful. They should be fearful. They are correct when they are fearful. Their situation warrants fear. Their problem is that they are fearful about the wrong thing. They do not fear God. Fear not. That phrase appears dozens of times in the Bible, perhaps hundreds. It certainly appears often enough to be considered an important command. Matthew 10:28: And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.2 Timothy 1:7: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. For a Christian in the will of God, fear does not come from God. Fear interferes with power. Fear interferes with love. Fear interferes with a sound mind. Fear can make us irrational. If fear does not come from God, it must come from someplace else. I believe it comes from the flesh or the Devil. I can’t remember who it was that stated: If a man fears God, he doesn’t need to fear anything else. Revelation 21:8: But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
I notice that people who are first on the list of those that shall go to the lake of fire are the fearful. The fearful are listed before some pretty heavy duty sinners. Having said these things I must be truthful and acknowledge that I am sometimes afraid. I will sometimes be afraid while I am in my flesh. My flesh will be a source of fear until the Lord comes or until I die, whichever comes first. Lord help me to trust and not be afraid should be my prayer and your prayer. When I remember that I have a roof over my head I am not afraid of the rain. When there is a police car in sight I am not afraid of criminals. When I was with my big brother I was not afraid of bullies. When I was with my parents I was not afraid of my big brothers. When I am aware of the abiding presence and protection of God I am not afraid. Isaiah 26:3: Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Hebrews 13:5b: . . . I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
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