I, John, your brother who shares with you in the hardship, kingdom, and endurance that we have in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and my witness about Jesus. I was in a Spirit-inspired trance on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice that sounded like a trumpet. It said, “Write down on a scroll whatever you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.” I turned to see who was speaking to me, and when I turned, I saw seven oil lamps burning on top of seven gold stands. In the middle of the lampstands I saw someone who looked like the Human One. He wore a robe that stretched down to his feet, and he had a gold sash around his chest. His head and hair were white as white wool—like snow—and his eyes were like a fiery flame. His feet were like fine brass that has been purified in a furnace, and his voice sounded like rushing water. He held seven stars in his right hand, and from his mouth came a sharp, two-edged sword. His appearance was like the sun shining with all its power. When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. But he put his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid. I’m the first and the last, and the living one. I was dead, but look! Now I’m alive forever and always. I have the keys of Death and the Grave. (Revelation 1:9-18, CEB)
Don’t be afraid. The Bible says this a lot. I however still get afraid.
Does fear stop us though? I think fear can be something we use to motivate us to be better or to overcome something we are dreading. Fear can be debilitating, and stop us cold, but fear can also motivate us to become more than we are.
In Return of the Jedi Darth Vader actually overcomes his fear when he sees his son being tortured by the Emperor. He picks up the Emperor and throws him over the ledge of the tower they are on, overcoming the fear of power and dread.
We can not let fear hold us back, we need to realize that we are in the hands of our creator and that the promise of God always being with us and never forsaking us are real and true. We are never alone.
Trust in the promise and know that fear doesn’t control you.
Loving People. Loving God.
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