WITHOUT
FEAR
BREAD
1 After
this, the word of the Lord came to
Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great
reward.” Genesis 15:1 (NIV)
22 “Do
not be afraid of them; the Lord
your God himself will fight for you.” Deuteronomy
3:22 (NIV)
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation-- whom
shall I fear? The Lord is the
stronghold of my life-- of whom shall I be afraid? Psalms 27:1 (NIV)
23 Yet I
am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. 24 You guide me with your
counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you. 26 My flesh and my heart may
fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalms 73:23-26 (NIV)
10 So do
not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will
strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)
13 For I
am the Lord, your God, who takes
hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Isaiah 41:13 (NIV)
1 But
now, this is what the Lord says--
he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have
redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. 2 When you pass through the
waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not
sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the
flames will not set you ablaze. 3 For I am the Lord,
your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.” Isaiah 43:1-3 (NIV)
31 What,
then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against
us? 32 He who
did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all--how will he not also,
along with him, graciously give us all things? Romans 8:31-32 (NIV)
18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. John 14:18 (NIV)
7 For
God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of
self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)
BUTTER
“‘Dost
thou want nothing, O poor soul? Hast
thou nothing to ask? Oh yes! You say, a great deal. Well then, draw near to thy gracious King and
Bridegroom without fear. Lo! He holds out His golden scepter to thee,
saying, ‘Only ask: not the half, but the
whole of My kingdom shall be granted; nay, I will give myself unto thee!’ O dear soul, pray, and tell Him everything
that is wanting, be it ever so great or ever so small. His loving-kindness will hear even the least petition; nay, He will
seem to be ignorant of what thou dost not tell Him. But whatever is poured out before Him is
actually addressed and lodged in its proper place, and does not lie upon thy
heart any longer, but upon His heart, which cannot rest till you are
relieved. And if you have experienced
His help aforetime in great or small things, you may depend on His readiness to
help you out of troubles hereafter; only be earnest in prayer for His
help. We often imagine we were willing
and drawing near to Him, but He was unwilling, and refused our request; but it
is not so: He rather draws us, and
desires our relief more than we do; for it is He that works even this willing
mind.” K.H. Von Bogatzky
“There is never a fear that has not a corresponding ‘Fear not.’” Amy Carmichael
“Never, for fear
of feeble man, restrain your witness.” C.H. Spurgeon
“God
incarnate is the end of fear. The heart
that realizes that He is in the midst…..will be quiet in the midst of alarm.” F.B.
Meyer
“Jesus promised
His disciples three things: that they
would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.” F.R.
Maltby
“Men who fear God
face life fearlessly. Men who do not fear
God end up fearing everything.” Richard
Halverson
“Jesus! The Name that
charms our fears, that bids our sorrows cease.” Charles Wesley
“Never
dread any consequence resulting from absolute obedience to His command. Never fear the rough waters ahead, which
through their proud contempt impede your progress. God is greater than the roar of raging water
and the mighty waves of the sea. ‘The
Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever’
(Psalm 29:10). A storm is simply the hem
of His robe, the sign of His coming, and the evidence of His presence. Dare to trust Him! Dare to follow Him! Then discover that the forces that blocked
your progress and threatened your life become at His command the very materials
He uses to build your street of freedom.” F. B.
Meyer
“What we feed our minds and hearts on will determine whether we live a life of faith or a life of fear. …The more time we spend with God and His Word, the more our faith develops and our fear diminishes….Faith in God conquers fear every time. The God who has redeemed us and cares for us is trustworthy. Our Creator God will never abandon us, and He has our best interests at heart. ‘God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging’ (Psalm 46:1-3).” Michael Youssef
“We sometimes seem to forget that what God takes He takes in fire; and that the only way to the resurrection life and the ascension mount is the way of the garden, the cross, and the grave. Think not, O soul of man, that Abraham’s was a unique and solitary experience. It is simply a specimen and pattern of God’s dealings with all souls who are prepared to obey Him at whatever cost. After thou hast patiently endured, thou shalt receive the promise. The moment of supreme sacrifice shall be the moment of supreme and rapturous blessing. God’s river, which is full of water, shall burst its banks, and pour upon thee a tide of wealth and grace. There is nothing, indeed, which God will not do for a man who dares to step out upon what seems to be the mist; though as he puts down his foot he finds a rock beneath him.” F. B. Meyer
HEART SAVOR
·
Fear has the wrong focus.
When I am afraid my eyes are on the circumstance not the Savior.
·
God has promised He will fight all our battles with our
vessels for our good and His glory. He
will not what mere flesh can accomplish.
·
Jesus promised He would not leave us as orphans – He would
come to us by way of the Holy Spirit.
