Why Be Afraid When You Can Pray?

Thought for Today -February - 12

Why Be Afraid When You Can Pray?

 By: Robert A. Searles 

There is much fear and anxiety in our nation today because of the pandemic, the weakened economy , the loss of jobs and rise in the unemployment rate,  and the results of the election. No one has all the answers for these concerns. So, where do we go? What do we do? Where shall we go to find the answers? 

May I suggest that there is only one person in all the universe who has the solution to all of the above named concerns? His name is Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, the Messiah of Israel, the coming king, the divine son of God almighty, God himself in human flesh while he was here on earth. He is the Lord of all, so, the word of God tells us to fear not, but to cast all our burdens and cares upon the Lord and leave them there, and go in peace. Jesus has said- "fear not, my peace I give unto you." Now then, let us look at some of the promises that God has given us to comfort us when our enemy, Satan showers us with fear and anxiety. 

 "I will both lay me down in peace and sleep: for the Lord only maketh me to dwell in safety>" Psalm 4:8 

 "I laid me down and slept: I awaked: for the Lord sustained me." Psalm 3:5 "And 

I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land." Lev 26: 6 

"When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea,thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet." Prov 3: 24

 "Say to them that are of a fearful heart: be strong, fear not,behold, your God will come with vengence, even God with a recompence: he will come and save you." Isaiah 35: 4

 "Nay, in all these things we are more thn conquerors through him that loved us." Rom 8:37\

 "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." 2 Tim 1:7

 "So that we my boldly say, the Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me."Heb 13: 6 

"The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid." Psalm 27: 1 

 In view of all these promises we have from the word of God, let us turn away from the fears of an ungodly world, and come, let us sing unto the Lord and experience the peace and joy of the Lord.

 "O come let us sing unto the Lord, let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation" Psalm 95: 1 

"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands" Psalm 100: 1

 "The Lord liveth, and bless be my rock, and exalted be the God of my salvation." 2 Sam 22: 17

  "For the Lord is a great God, and a great king above all gods." "O come let us worship and bow down,let us kneel before the Lord our maaker." Psalm 95: 6

 "For he is our God; and we are the sheep of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand; today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness.. Psalm 7, 8 

Now let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter and make our nation great in the sight of God :

 "If my people which are called by my name, shall humble themselves aand pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven,and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7: 14 

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