By the grace of God we will NOT FEAR

Fear-

Gen 15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Gen 26:24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

Gen 46:3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
Gen 46:4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.


Fear not.

The message here from God is to FEAR NOT.

Fear not because God is OUR SHIELD.
Fear not because God is OUR EXCEEDING GREAT REWARD.
Fear not because God is WITH US.

We must believe.
By faith Abraham believed God and His word. God was REAL to Abraham. God has to be REAL to us. Fear will overwhelm us if God is not REAL to us.

Fear is real, not fake, not something that is non-existent. Fear is something very, very real to so many people in so many ways. Fear comes to us in many disguises. Fear to one is not fear to another.

Abraham feared having to do what He was being asked, otherwise why would God tell Him to fear not if fear wasn't a factor?

Jacob feared going down to Egypt when Joseph sent for him. Fear was real to Jacob. Fear was real to Abraham. These were great men of God and fear was something they needed to overcome. God needed to tell them to FEAR NOT and He did so for a reason. God knew of their fear. God knew that they needed reassurance because their fear was real. Too many people scoff at fear as if it can't affect them- especially men. Don't be afraid, don't show fear, fear is for wimps, fear is for babies, fear is wrong.

Fear may be wrong but the thing is, people want other people to conquer fear all on their own to prove that they are greater than the fear, they are the ones who either succumb to fear or fight it. It sounds good. It sounds uplifting, it sounds like ego building doesn't it? And being uplifted and ego building is good right? Not right. Turning our lives to focus on our selves is wrong. We have to give up self and grab a hold of God. It is through God we lose fear because God takes that fear away, not because we have that power. TOO many people think they should be able to stop fearing on their own.

We stop fearing because God is our shield, God is our great reward, God is with us, God tells us to fear not. We do cling to God and all He tells us, we believe in God- not ourselves. As long as we believe WE should be able to rid ourselves of fear without depending upon God we will forever fear. Satan may allow us to believe we've conquered fear without God, but it'll be a false belief one that He controls.

By the grace of God we will NOT FEAR, through God we will NOT FEAR. When fear threatens us- and it will- we need to seek God, depend upon God, live for God not ourselves.


All through HIS love, all through HIS grace and mercy, always!

Amen.