Fear Not

Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people."*


She watched intensely as the man came to open the door to let them in the store. “They will sell out before I get one” she thought. He sat in the office waiting for the report from his tests. “Its cancer, I just know it is” he thought. Two different people, two different situations, and two different worries but both based in the mental monster that we face often; fear. Fear tell us that we will never have enough or that we will not pull through. Fear tells us that things will never be the same and we can just quit thinking they will get better. Fear tells us that there is no hope and we just need to put an end to the misery our life has become.

Thank God for the message from the angel! Jesus emphasized this statement again and again to His disciples. They thought they were going to drown but they didn’t. They thought the Jews or the Romans would kill all of them for this new movement they were starting, but they didn’t. They thought their Leader was dead, but He wasn’t! What we think and what God can do is totally two different things. Fear comes naturally and is an attribute given to us by God for a specific purpose; to protect us. He never intended for it to rule us or to paralyze and torture us mentally. We should never allow it to divert our attention away from Him. Little birds are not afraid that they will not find food but they watch for cats. Jesus said we are of much more value to Him than they are. Where Jesus is there is always hope! Our church mission statement is, “A House of Prayer giving Light for today and Hope for tomorrow!”

I don’t know what you fear today but God does. You know, that message the angel gave to the shepherds was not just for them but is given to you as well: Do not fear Jesus is here! Good news for everyone, now and forever! Tell Jesus what you are afraid of and He will take care of it. Pray now and fear not.

Father God, thank You for Jesus! Lord strengthen my faith and it will weaken my fears! Joy to the world, the Lord has come! Thank you Jesus!

In Christ: Br Mike <>< (brmike@ntelos.net)

* The New King James Version. 1982 (Luke 2:10). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.