DECEMBER 9 FEAR NOT, PART 2 By Richard Andrews Vice President of Florida Ministries, Word of Life Fellowship
Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:10-11)
Let’s spend a minute or two talking about the words, “fear not.” Those two words show up often in the Christmas story.
Zacharias was told, “Don’t be afraid.”
Mary was told, “Don’t be afraid.”
Joseph was told, “Don’t be afraid” in Matthew 1.
And the shepherds were told, “Fear not.”
The reminder from the Christmas story to all of us is that God is still in control. We might not understand what He’s doing; we might not choose to do things the way He’s doing them. But if you are in Christ Jesus, the Christmas message to you is, “fear not.” God is completely for you and for me. “What then shall we say to these things? If [since] God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31).
He will conquer all fears and foes…
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:35, 37–39).
Child of God, regardless of how long the trials or crises in your life may last, God loves you, and He’s intimately concerned about every aspect of your life. Fear not!
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