Fear-what are you afraid of? #14

Want a good reason not to fear anything? Here is is from God's Word...Hope it makes you shout some praises to King Jesus this morning!



Zephaniah 3:15-17





15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;

he has cleared away your enemies.

The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;

you shall never again fear evil.

16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:

“Fear not, O Zion;

let not your hands grow weak.

17 The Lord your God is in your midst,

a mighty one who will save;

he will rejoice over you with gladness;

he will quiet you by his love;

he will exult over you with loud singing.



Again while this is talking to Israel, it also is a prophetic Word to us as to what Jesus has done and will do when He returns one day soon for His followers!



In verse 15, how are our judgements taken away? Only through the shed blood of Jesus! That is it! We also see it again in verse 17, a mighty One who will save, that can only be Jesus! he rejoices over those who submit to Him with their lives. It brings gladness to Him to see us put our faith and trust in Him and follow in obedience. The is nothing like the quiet peace of God knowing He loves us. God even sings over us for He is highly elated in His children just like any good Father!



So in verse 16, we are told...do not fear! Be strong...our God is with us! I don't know about you but I need to be reminded of this often! So devil, we will not fear you or your ploys to bring fear into us for we are children of God!



Tom