Why Are Ye So Fearful? O Ye Of Little Faith? Then He Arose And Rebuked The Winds ... And There Was A Great Calm - Part 2484

And Jesus saith unto them, "Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then He arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm." (Matthew 8:26)

And Jesus said unto them, "Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?" (Mark 4:40)

In scripture after scripture, the Lord instructs us not to fear. Why? Because there is no weapon formed that can prosper against His people. Further, "there is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear hath torment. He that fears is not made perfect in love." (I John 4:18)

And in these times of trouble, we need to remember that we must obey God rather than men. Think of the example of Daniel -- wherein many within the legislative authorities were envious of Daniel's faith. As a consequence, the king enacts a law for 30 days -- a temporary order.  When Daniel knew that the order was signed, then he took his stand. For doing so, he was thrown into the lion's den. What happens? God shuts the mouths of those lions. Daniel resisted the powers that be and the Lord God blessed him for doing so. And thus, Daniel continued to minister to the king, and by extension to us in these days. 

You see the Lord our God, who willingly became our Saviour, never leaves nor forsakes His people. He knows our hearts. He knows our struggles and He has told us that we can do all things through Christ which strengthens us. (Philippians 4:13)

Another good scripture from Isaiah 35:3-10)

"Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart - be strong, fear not, behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; He will come and save you." (Isaiah 35:3)

But the Lord does not stop there.

"Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: and the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. (Isaiah 35:3-10)

Be confident in the Lord Jesus! Stand in the offering plate!