Eze 11:7-8 - You have feared the sword, and I will bring the sword upon you, declares the Lord God.
It seems that often the Lord’s discipline is often the result of our fears. When we fear something besides fearing God, he might discipline us with that fear itself. This discipline which came to the rebellious house of Israel shows how fear makes us do wrong things. They decided to fight instead of trust God. They feared the people and yet the thing they feared ended up killing them. What an urgent warning to us all to lay our fears down at the feet of God and spend more time worshipping Him than thinking about our problems and worries and fears. Worship Him alone.
Ps 46:10-11 - “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.Selah
What a great verses to come back to in our fears. In the midst of chaos and difficulty, we are called back to quietness and rest. God is in control. He will be exalted among the nations. He is with us. He is our strong fortress. All we need to do for God to be exalted is to be still and know, to really know, to feel the effects and understand the implications that He is God.
