Do not fear!
Image via Wikipedia "What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee." ( Psalm 56:3 ) "The only thing to fear is fear itself." This is a nice platitude, but it is altogether pointless without trust. There is no antidote to fear except trust in One who is able to deliver us from the thing we fear. The first mention of fear in the Bible is significant. Adam said to God , "I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid" ( Genesis 3:10 ). Indeed, one should be afraid when he has ignored or rejected God's Word, for "it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God" ( Hebrews 10:31 ). The same warning to sinners of all the ages is given in the Bible's final reference to fear. "But the fearful, and unbelieving, . . . shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death" ( Revelation 21:8 ). In contrast, note the last mention of fear in the Old Testament and the first...