Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Deuteronomy 1:29-31 -- On Dread

"Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
The Lord your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the Lord thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place."
Deuteronomy 1:29-31


This is Moses talking to the children of Israel, explaining what happened before they wandered forty years in the wilderness.  I think it fits really will with Isaiah 8:13: "Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread."  ... If we're going to fear something, it should be the Lord, who is much more powerful than the people and things that we dread, and who can help us overcome our fears.

Today, let's look to the Lord for help with our fears, and not let other dread creep into our hearts to disturb our hearts and our lives.  God is the answer to the problem before us, no matter what it is.  It might be more complicated than just praying, of course, but prayer is always the first step.  Let's take it.  It will make the rest of the steps easier.

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