The Truth behind Fear

     To put it simple the truth is, fear is good for you. "What..?!" How? I'm glad you asked. We know the Bible say the "fear" of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. But will fearing to witness to others stop me from going to heaven? No, unless you let fear consume you and you never do as Christ instructs us to do. Now, let me tell you about some men of God that admitted to being fearful. Moses, Jonah, Jeremiah and Paul just to name a few.

     We all know the story of Moses, the man that God chose to be the voice for Israelite's. We know how he pleaded with God saying that he was not an eloquent speaker. You Should also be familiar with Jonah and his fear to go witness to the Ninevite's. His fear was so great that it caused him to try to run from God. Jeremiah may not be on the forefront of your mind but he too wrestled mentally with wanting to minister the word of God. When he was called the first thing he said to God was "Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child." Lastly remember Paul, the man that worked for Rome before God met him and "opened his eyes." In 1 Corinthians 2, Paul admits that when he came to speak the word to the Corinthians he had "fear and much trembling." 

     All these men, though they never met have one thing in common. That is the Power of God to aide them in delivering "His" message. In fact if you read their stories you will see that God speaks to each of them.  I also noticed that when God wanted to deliver the nations he physically came down to give instructions. He came down to speak to Moses in the burning bush. He also came down to speak to the disciples and to Paul. We can rest assured that we too have God's support when we go to witness "His" word.

     I know I veered off a little bit from the subject matter but I did so, so that you could see that "Greater is he that is within me than he that is in the world." But for many that concept is still hard to grasp, so I will say it this way. If you were in a helicopter or on a high hill watching a babbling crowd headed towards a ravine. Would you say anything or hope that they somehow notice it before its too late? I'm sure that love will cause you to speak out even if it was to say "STOP...!" That one word may be enough to save someone's life who in return will see the danger ahead and tell the next guy who then tells the next and so on.

     Believe it or not that is how God works. If you tell someone loud enough to the point of belief they will be moved/compelled to tell someone else. This causes a wonderful chain reaction of God filled converts because of one voice, and it started with Christ. If Christ lives in you, you should yearn as Christ did for the lost. I will leave you with is final word; 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. (NIV) 
     I pray that this touches your heart and has helped you see that fear is natural, but instead of ignoring God as Jonah did let your love for the lost cause you to speak boldly as Paul did. Even if it is with fear and trembling. ~ Be Blessed.