Fearless!

Today as I was walking thinking about all the crazy stuff going on, the raging of the nations and rumors of wars, how EVERYTHING is getting super expensive, and how daunting and scary the future looks, I started getting some revelation.

Jesus SAID all this would happen. He said that we were going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. He asked the Father not to take us out of the world but to protect us from it. He SAID don't let your heart be troubled and don't be afraid. See that you are not alarmed. See that you don't get weighed down and disheartened.

And it occured to me that the way I've been feeling about it - how I've been getting anxious - is the way the world feels. That's the world's response to it all. Fear, doubt and worry are what the world feels when facing the unknown, uncertain future.

As a discpile my response should be totally different. I should be steady, grounded, unmoveable and unshakeable. I should be strong. I should be full of peace. I should look at all the shaking going on around me and a have a steadfast joy growing in my heart. A peace that transcends understanding (it's unnatural because how can someone have peace when everything is spinning out of control - that's why it transcends understanding) And a hope that does NOT disappoint.

I fear the LORD. There are HUNDREDS if not THOUSANDS of promises for those who fear the LORD.

Promises that I can 100% bank on, stand on and stake my LIFE on.

Here are just a few of those promises:

He said He would take care of me.
He would never leave me.
Goodness and mercy would follow me.
I would be safe.
He would protect and hide me.
He would never let go of me.

WE ARE GOING TO BE OKAY.
WE WHO FEAR THE LORD ARE GOING TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, BLESSED, PROVIDED FOR AND PROTECTED.

Why should we fear? I want to be fearless.

When everything is shaking and spiraling out of control, I want to smile. Because I've got the LORD.

When I drive past the gas station and the sign says $5.00 a gallon, I want to sing.

When I hear of the unrest and conflict arising in the nations, I want to laugh.

My God is not weak, distant, powerless, apathetic, passive or lower than.

My God is the GREAT I AM, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, YAHWEH. The Holy One of Israel, JESUS CHRIST. The Risen Coming King.

His name I bear, and His mark I wear. So therefore I can sing in the face of fear and be absolutely FEARLESS.