How To Give Up Fear!
“Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon,
of whom you are afraid; do not be afraid
of him,” says the Lord, “for I am with you,
to save you and
deliver you from his hand.
And I will show you mercy.”
Jeremiah 42: 11-12
A British
newspaper carried this article, “I
have a visitor that stops me from sleeping,
wakes me early in the morning then hangs
around
most days uninvited and unwanted;
I am living with fear.”
The woman described her insecurities
and anxieties, explaining how she lived
in the grip of fear.
Survivors of the siege of Jerusalem
were
fearful too, but the Lord told them not to be
afraid but to release their fears. He — their
Almighty God — was with them to save
them and show them mercy.
As Jeremiah 42 unfolds, we
find
that survivors rejected God’s plea
and their fears became realities.
When we’re fearful,
we must own our
fears by admitting them before God in
confession. We must vigorously remind
ourselves God will deliver us. Then, we
thank Him for His promises, presence,
protection, and overcoming providence.
"Give to the wind thy fears, hope and be
undismayed; God hears thy sighs and
counts thy tears; God shall lift up thy
head."
Paul Gerhardt