Fear Not

 

God is Spirit and the Father of Spirits. You are a Spirit being covered in a flesh body, living on a planet hurtling through space at tremendous speed. God's retirement plan is out of this world, so what is there to fear?

Many people believe the words "Fear Not" are recorded 365 times in the Bible as a reminder for each day of the year. The truth is “Fear Not” actually occurs 331 times in 144 verses in the KJV, including 63 exact phrases.

But what if we include variations of the phrase, such as “do not be afraid” or even “be courageous,” which is the positive way of telling us to not be afraid? It still gives us plenty of encouragement to "Fear Not."

Although not found 365 times in the Bible, “fear not” was spoken as an imperative from the lips of Jesus, and therefore should be taken as a direct command from the Lord Himself.

There are many earthly reasons to fear today; the failing economy, bad reports from the doctor, global unrest, terrorist threats, and hopeless predictions from political prognosticators just to name a few.

However, as followers of Christ we have greater reasons to fear not; God will not fail you (Deut.31:6), God will not forsake you (1 Chron. 28:20), God is with you (Isaiah 41:10), God will help you (Isaiah 41:13), God knows you by name (Isaiah 43:1), God can do marvelous things (Joel 2:21), It is God’s pleasure to give you the kingdom (Luke 12:32), and Christ is the First and the Last (Rev.1:17).

Simply put, Jesus said, “Do not fear” (Matthew 10:31 NKJV).  Hearing it once from Jesus is just as good as hearing it 365 times.  He said it, that settles it!

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