Fear Not

How many times do you hear these words from people around you. When you think someone will not make it on their end of the bargain you hear them say don't worry, or fear not or do not be afraid. Does it really make you feel any better? Do the words of someone really ake you feel comfortable? Or is it in the actions of someone that you feel comfortable and can live by what they say? God tells his people int he Bible to fear not. He tells Abraham when he is asked to sacrifice his son on the alter (Genesis 15) he tells Mary (the mother of Jesus) fear not you are single not married and now pregnant, but not just pregnant, pregnant with the savior of the world, don't be afraid though (Luke 1). God tells his people to not be afraid. Who are the people God is telling to not be afraid? Are they average non committal complacent comfortable Christians? We don't know are they people God wants to do more through? Yes we know that for sure, God did a lot through Abraham, through Mary, through Joshua, through Joseph, Through you. Yes you. Have you heard the words do not fear? God says in Isaiah 41 "I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So do not fear for I am with you" After looking through scripture and seeing when God has said the words to a person do not fear, he wants to use them, he wants them to say ok, he is looking for his people no matter where they are in life to so ok God i won't fear I will follow. Just as Isaiah in Isaiah 6 said, "here and I send me." have you heard the words from God do not fear? is God desiring to use you? do you want to be used by God? Sometimes it is adjusting what we want to meet what God wants and in that there is fear. If you hold to the fact that God did not reject you, that history is a way to learn from, then look at history of each time God told his people do not fear, Abraham was provided a ram just at the moment he needed it, Mary was taken care of to deliver God's son. Joshua was able to enter the promised land, Each time God followed through and did not let his people go. Will you learn from history or be stuck in you little mind of fearfulness. Being used by God may take overcoming fear through the power of the Holy Spirit within you. Will you let God speak those words to you? Will you answer as many of those before have answered, "Here am I send use me God."