Title

Fearing Nothing

Scripture
There they are in great fear where no fear was.
(Psalm 53:5)
Devotional
This so often seems to be the commentary on the Church in our day---God’s people fearing where there is to be no fear. We fear loneliness, people, the signs of our times, and we fear death. These things the Bible says we are not to fear. How can we fear loneliness when Christ has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you?” Why should we fear people when the Bible says, “The fear of man brings a snare?” Why would we fear those things that Christ said would surely come to pass? The problem is that we fear the wrong things. If we feared God we would fear nothing else. I am afraid that we have so focused on the love of God that we have neglected the wrath and judgment of God. Godly fear is a powerful restraint. Listen to Proverbs 19:23, “The fear of the Lord leads to life, and he who has it will abide in satisfaction; he will not be visited with evil.”
Thought For The Night
“Fear doesn’t want you to make the journey to the mountain. If he can rattle you enough, fear will persuade you to take your eyes off the peaks and settle for a dull existence in the flatlands.” Author, Max Lucado
 
Evening Text
Psalm 53:5: There they are in great fear where no fear was.
Looking for Answers
Evening Study Guide
Defining:  “Fear” should not be confused with caution. “Caution” is being careful in regard to danger. Fear is the result of a lack of trust and fear of God or “godly fear.” Oswald Chambers said it so very well, “The remarkable thing about fearing God is that when you fear God you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God you fear everything else.”
 
Referencing: “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love,” 1 John 4:18.
 
Applying: Heed the words of the prophet Isaiah, “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the Lord your God,” Isaiah 43:1-3.