Good Sunday morning! Great and mighty is our God! Wow, I am getting the message today saying "Don't be afraid!". The message is clear and strong... and so difficult to obey. What fears do we face today? The economy, fuel prices, debts, credit, taxes, governments, events, natural disasters, too many people, too few people, and all of our own personal fears: darkness, heights, spiders, snakes, humiliation... the listing could go on for days. All of these fears are under the sovereign power of our God. We do not need to worry over them. Is this a difficult area to obey in our lives? You bet it is. Why do you think our Lord repeated the command and assurance so many times in the Bible! Don't be afraid, trust in me, don't worry about these things, live in Christ, Jesus loves you - and many other variations on the theme abound in God's Word. We have so many fears and worries in our lives and Jesus wants to relieve us of all of them. However, we tend to cling to those fears like old friends, when in fact they are our worst enemies. Read in the Word and remind yourself daily that we have nothing to fear with Christ in our lives. Why daily? Well, how often do you remind yourself of what you are afraid of? Yes, me too. Every day I must set the assurances of Christ against the fears of the day. One day those assurances will trump every fear of mine forever. What a glorious day that will be!
God bless you,
Bucky
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