In his recent Sunday sermon, Brother Ben talked about “fear” and having “the courage of Christ”. The topics of “fear” and “courage” reminded me of a
previous colleague of mine that was a former Marine.
One slow day at work he was telling “war stories” of going out on patrol during the middle of the night. He was telling me of one such patrol where he could hear gun fire and other munitions going off in the distance and they were walking straight towards it! I curiously asked him if he was scared. I will never forget his response and it is something I think about often. He said, “I wasn’t scared of the dark, but I did have a fear I would never see the light of morning again.”
Psalms 27: 1 (NIV) “The Lord is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear?”
Fear is a natural part of life. Whether its fear of rejection, fear of the unknown, fear of the dark, or even the fear of death. Fear can be a dark shadow that consumes us, causes anxiety and depression, and it can even imprison us within ourselves if we let it.
Lamentations 3: 22-23 (NIV) “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. 23They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
Because of the Lord’s great love, we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail! We can conquer fear by trusting in the Lord who brings us deliverance. Remember that the Lord’s unfailing love and mercy still continues today! They are as fresh as the morning and as sure as the sunrise!
John 8:12 (NIV) “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
When we follow Jesus, the true Light and our one ray of hope, we can avoid walking blindly in darkness. He lights the path ahead of us so we can see how to live. He removes the darkness of sin from our lives and provides us with salvation. Let Christ guide your life and you will no longer have the fear of never seeing the Light of the morning again!
