Fear and Dread

Greetings!!!

What is causing fear in your life today? Perhaps it is the war in the Middle East and the terrorism that is being produced there? Are you afraid of the economy? Perhaps you are one of those who could soon be among the unemployed. Is it a health issue? Maybe things are shaking within your family... there are struggles with a child, a brother or sister, or father or mother.  What do you fear or dread? 

Take a look at Psalm 91

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High 

Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. 

I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, 

My God, in whom I trust!" 

For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper,

And from the deadly pestilence.

He will cover you with His pinions,

And under His wings you may seek refuge;

His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark. 

You will not be afraid of the terror by night,

Or of the arrow that flies by day; 

Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness;

Or of the destruction that lays waste at noon.

A thousand may fall at your side,

And ten thousand at your right hand;

But it shall not approach you. 

You will only look on with your eyes,

And see the recompense of the wicked. 

For you have made the LORD, my refuge

Even the Most High, your dwelling place.

No evil will befall you,

Nor will any plague come near your tent.

For He will give His angels charge concerning you,

To guard you in all your ways.

They will bear you up in their hands, 

Lest you strike your foot against a stone.

You will tread upon the lion and the cobra,

The young lion and the serpent you will trample down.

"Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him; 

I will set him securely on high, because he has known my name.

He will call upon me, and I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble;

I will rescue him, and honor him.

With a long life I will satisfy him, 

And let him behold My salvation."

As a child of God, you have a Father who loves you and cares about your every need. Do not be afraid. Rest in the One who has everything in control. Rest in the One who has you in His hand. Rest and be at peace. You are safe no matter what is going on in your life.

The LORD bless you with freedom from fear.

I love you,

Ruth