Why Am I Afraid?

Read: 2 Kings 6:8-17

Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them. --- 2 Kings 6:16

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2 Thessalonians 1-3

Columnist George Cantor told how he dealt with a childhood fear. Almost every night he would wake up in the darkness and imagine scary creatures lurking inside his room. Often he would be too scared to go back to sleep. Sometimes he would go and lie down by his parents' bedroom door, figuring that as long as he was near them, nothing would hurt him.

That child's need for some physical evidence of his parents' presence reminds me of the young servant of Elisha. He woke up early one morning and found that the Syrian army had surrounded the city. Alarmed and afraid, he cried out to Elisha, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?" [2 Kings 6:15]. After Elisha prayed, the Lord opened the young servant's eyes. What he saw must have filled him with awe and wonder. The Bible says that "the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha" [v.17]. The Lord's army was there to protect them.

We too at times long for God to give us some kind of reassurance that He is near, and sometimes He does. But that's the exception. He wants us to learn to trust His promise that He is with us. No matter how frightening the situation, God's people always have more on their side than the enemy has on his. --- Mart De Haan

At times our fears may loom so large
We long for proof that God is near;
It's then our Father says to us,
"Have faith, My child, and do not fear." -- D. De Haan

FAITH KNOWS THAT GOD IS WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES.