Fear Ye Not
Isa 41: 9- 10: 2Tim: 1v7: NKJV)
“You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest regions, and said to you,' You are My servant, I have chosen you and have not cast you away. 10: Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind,”(
THIS four- letter word — fear — has caused a lot of havoc in the world. It has made many destinies go unfulfilled, stopped giants and restrained kings. It has also built a high wall of resistance/ opposition to many that would have gone far in life. Fear has made men redundant. Fear has crippled many to a state of inertia, even in the Christendom. Devil uses fear to cage people, including the children of God. God created man and said he should have dominion, but instead of obeying the instructions of God, man is afraid( fearful) and where there is fear, there is always limitation and disappointed. At this juncture, let us trace the source of fear in the Bible.
Gen 3: 8- 10 says: “And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9: Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, "Where are you?" 10: So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself," ( NKJV). As soon as Adam disobeyed ( sinned against) God — his creator, he began to hide because he was afraid( fearful). The boldness he enjoyed in the presence of God prior to sin was gone and fear has taken over. Are you like Adam? The counsel of God is ‘ Fear ye not.’ Sin and disobedience will always lead to fear. And Bible says that fear is a torment andnothing good can come to a man under the influence of fear. That is why most people have abdicated their duty because of devil.
As Christians, we are supposed to be ambassadors of Christ here on earth, according to 2 Cor. 5v19- 20, which says: “To wit that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself not imputing their trespasses unto them and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20: Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God,” ( NKJV).
Can a man under the influence of fear reconcile men unto God? Our father in heaven who created man in His image and likeness, gave man dominion over all other creatures; but He is not happy that man is fearful and not playing his roles.
Moreover, lack of faith is another source of fear in a man. When you do not believe that God is able to do what He has promised, your faith will be subdued by fear. That is why our text, Isa, 41v10 says: “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Having seen what fear has done to humanity and to the children of God in particular, God says: “Fear not.” For He is in control and has the power to do all things. These two words ‘ Fear Not’ is mentioned 365 times in the Bible and there are 365 days in a year, what this means is that God is counseling His children everyday not to fear. Therefore, everyday of your life, you should not fear. What are you passing through? Is the world turning upside down, fear not! Are you sick, are you pursued by the enemies, are things very hard? Fear