2 Kings 19
"Do not be afraid."
These are the words of Isaiah the prophet as the nation faced the crisis of their inevitable defeat at the hands of the Assyrian army. There are times when the storms of life are so overwhelming that we lose perspective and become overwhelmed with fear.
The only antidote to fear is faith. This week Jim Rumsey told me that the acrostic for faith is, "Forsaking All I Trust Him."
There are times in life when we must forsake everything we can do and simply rely on the Lord. The month of June has been a difficult month for Kathie and me. We have had a host of medical issues and relational storms that have caused us to fluctuate between faith and fear. On Tuesday morning for about 3 hours I was a victim to fear. But at times like this it is good to remember the command "Do not be afraid." By the way, this is the most frequent command in the Bible.
Certainly the city of Jerusalem was in such a situation. Surrounded by a hostile army of 185,000 ISIS warriors, they were in a hopeless situation. But then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, "Do not be afraid." God said he would rescue them and He did.
This week we have on the sign out front of the church, "God is at work in the worst of circumstances." We need to remember this during the good times and the bad times. So today, place your faith in him. Make it your goal not only to go through the storm, but to completely trust him.
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