Dec 29, 2007
Is 44:2-5 - Thus says the Lord who made you, who formed you from the womb and will help you: Fear not, O Jacob my servant, Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
We are commanded to fear not because the God who made us, formed us and chosen us will help us. It really is that simple. IF we remember our creator and sustainer and our Lord, we will not need to fear. There is nothing greater than our God who reigns in holiness and goodness. The name Jeshurun is a poetical name for the Israelites which means “upright or straight.” It is a name like when Simon became Peter or Jacob became Israel. God calls his people a name which expresses his intimacy and love for them and gives them a way to see this fear they feel. Our mighty and intimate God says, “Fear Not!”
2 Sa 23:2-4 - “The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; his word was on my tongue. The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: ‘When one rules over men in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God, he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings the grass from the earth.’
When someone rules in fear of God, the world is righted. The result of living the name Jeshurun is light and brightness. I love this verse.
