Have No Fear

³⁷ And the statutes and the rules and the law and the commandment that he wrote for you, you shall always be careful to do. You shall not fear other gods, ³⁸ and you shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you. You shall not fear other gods, ³⁹ but you shall fear the Lord your God, and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.” (2 Kings 17: 37-19)

I saw a headline the other day that expressed surprise when an atheist professor actually admitted what Christians knew all along regarding why atheists are so quick to ridicule and persecute Christ followers yet dare not say one contrary word about Islam. He doesn't fear Christians because they are a people of peace and forgiveness who are commanded to love their enemies and turn the other cheek, but he and his cronies are scared to death of extremist terrorists groups who think nothing of butchering all people (women and children included) who seem the least bit opposed to their belief system. So if you hate and kill those you call infidels, you are a protected class, but if you extend the love and mercy of God, you are despised. What irony!

Atheists are scared to death. All other religions hold their followers in bondage to fear of death and the afterlife, for they do not offer any certainty regarding one's eternal state except for some neurotic notion that by killing innocent people, a wicked extremist Muslim man can gain virgins in paradise.  Others are afraid of earthly authorities or of public disgrace.  Yet, believing Christians have no fear or any man or of death, for their eternity is absolutely secure in Christ apart from any works of our own.  Nothing can separate a born again believer from Christ's eternal promises.  It's the most glorious and gracious gospel.   Furthermore, God confirms His promises in our hearts by completing changing His people from the inside out and manifesting Himself in supernatural ways that strengthen one's faith.  He opens their eyes to the hundreds of detailed prophecies foretold about him which He fulfilled exactly in ways that no man could orchestrate

Christians have no fear of kings or of common man, for their trust is in the omnipotent God who is with them to save and deliver them.  (Jeremiah 42:11) . Christians need not fear momentary mortal harm, for life of this earth is but a blink of the eye when compared to eternity.

4 “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell.Yes, I tell you, fear him! (Luke 12:3-5)

Fear no more.  Be of good comfort.  Place your hope and your trust in the one true God!