75 days of Fear (not)

We have finished 75 days of learning about fear (not)! If you want to look at a list with all the verses in order that the verses have appeared, please click here! If you want verses in canonical order (from Genesis to Revelation), click here!

Thanks for journeying with me through this!

Focusing on God for perspective in Fear

December 31

Is 51:6-9 - Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and they who dwell in it will die in like manner; but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will never be dismayed. “Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of man, nor be dismayed at their revilings. For the moth will eat them up like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool; but my righteousness will be forever, and my salvation to all generations.”

These verses which begin taking place in the tribulation setting the stage for a renewed earth during the Millennium should give us amazing confidence in the place of fear. Since we know the future, we can remain fearless in the present. Salvation is forever for those who know righteousness in Christ, for those whose heart has been reborn to know and understand and delight in the words of God. When this supernatural work has occurred in a life of sinful person, what are we to fear?

2 Sa 7:22-24 - “How great you are, O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears. And who is like your people Israel—the one nation on earth that God went out to redeem as a people for himself, and to make a name for himself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt? You have established your people Israel as your very own forever, and you, O Lord, have become their God.

Though this verse does not have the words fear in it, we get the picture of what true fear looks like. Fear involves recognizing the character of who God truly is: great, Sovereign, Lord, unique, loving, and eternal. Fear not because you have been chosen by God to be with Him forever. Fear Him only and you will never need to fear anything on earth!