Day 13 - Lev 26:6-7 & Gen 42:18

Do not Fear
Leviticus 26:6-7 -

6 I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid. And I will remove harmful beasts from the land, and the sword shall not go through your land. 7 You shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.

This is a great verse of the encouragement that comes when we fear God only and obey Him with our life. There is no need to fear anything when we fear God only.

Fear God
Genesis 42:18 -¹⁸ On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:

Joseph clarifies to his brothers, before they know that He is their brother and think that He is pagan-serving Egyptian, that He fears God. By the mere mention of this idea of fearing God, assumes that it is both normal and comforting to hear someone say this. The fear of God is not talked about much anymore, but in this verse, Joseph in an effort to reassure these brothers, helps them trust Joseph that He won't mistreat them unfairly because of his fear of God. Fearing God restrains our will and our commands our obedience.