"For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee."
Isaiah 41:13
God seems to tell/ask/command us not to fear in a lot of places in the scriptures. I think it is similar to asking us about our faith, but also wrapped up in the spirit. We read in the New Testament that "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear:" (1 John 4:18). It seems pretty clear that when we are in tune with God, and feeling his spirit, we won't be afraid... likely of anything.
I don't think that any of us are there yet, or at least not consistently, so how do we pull that confidence and trust that God inspires in us into our daily lives more fully? And I think part of it is exactly what this verse says... holding God's hand. For me, that brings up memories of having to hold someone's hand to cross a street, or getting help to stand back up again. And God does those things for us, protecting us from danger and assisting us as we do pretty much anything, but to get there, we have to welcome God into our lives. We have to reach out to him and not run away and hide. We have to be willing to share the journey rather than going into hermit mode. :)
God is powerful and can be intimidating, but he doesn't want us, his children, to be afraid of him, or anything else. Today, let's be willing to hold his hand and get his help in facing the challenges of life with confidence and faith.
Isaiah 41:13
God seems to tell/ask/command us not to fear in a lot of places in the scriptures. I think it is similar to asking us about our faith, but also wrapped up in the spirit. We read in the New Testament that "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear:" (1 John 4:18). It seems pretty clear that when we are in tune with God, and feeling his spirit, we won't be afraid... likely of anything.
I don't think that any of us are there yet, or at least not consistently, so how do we pull that confidence and trust that God inspires in us into our daily lives more fully? And I think part of it is exactly what this verse says... holding God's hand. For me, that brings up memories of having to hold someone's hand to cross a street, or getting help to stand back up again. And God does those things for us, protecting us from danger and assisting us as we do pretty much anything, but to get there, we have to welcome God into our lives. We have to reach out to him and not run away and hide. We have to be willing to share the journey rather than going into hermit mode. :)
God is powerful and can be intimidating, but he doesn't want us, his children, to be afraid of him, or anything else. Today, let's be willing to hold his hand and get his help in facing the challenges of life with confidence and faith.
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