Good morning; the first day of March has arrived. May the name of our Lord Jesus be praised by all. We have studied the account of Nehemiah in the Lord’s Word recently and once again it is mentioned there, “Don’t be afraid…” Many times in the Bible we will read this very phrase; the angels greet many familiar Bible figures with it, Jesus repeated it often as did John and Paul. So much of this life, and our worries about it, consists of fear. Some of it is warranted and we call it caution. You would not live long by fearlessly running every red light in your path. However, that terrible enemy, the debilitating and humiliating fear of the unknown and the unlikely, must be fought with the whole armor of God. Read in Ephesians 6 about this armor and the weapon we are given to strike back at the fear and deceit in the attacks of the Accuser. Take comfort in the Spirit of the Living God and memorize passages from scripture to distract your mind from that fear. God did not make us to be alone during the times of trial; call upon Him and call upon the brothers and sisters in Christ for help in times of need. Also remember what God told Paul about how the Lord is strong in our weakness.
Praise the blessed Redeemer!
Bucky
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