God Helps Us To Finish Tasks

"Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee" (I Chronicles 28:20).

These are the words of King David to his son Solomon when he explained him about the great task of building the Temple of God.

What were the fears of Solomon?

1. The fear that he is a prince
2. The fear that he doesn't know anything about building and the skills he need to have
3. The fear that people might not take his advice
4. The fear about oppositions and charges that he might face when he start to carry out the mission
5. The fear that he might do it wrongly or the builders might carry out things foolishly
6. The fear that whether this big task can be completed as planned
7. The fear that he doesn't have anyone with him for support and counsel
8. The fear that whether the supplies will run out before the finish of the task
9. The fear that people might leave him somewhere in the middle of the work
10. The fear about choosing the right person for the right job.

Many times we stand at a point with fear to proceed further because of the task which is bigger. The same fears Solomon had during that time might be the condition of ours too, fearing whether we can handle the situation or do it. But today our LORD God says,   

# Be strong and of good courage
# Fear not and do not be dismayed
# I will be with you
# I will not fail you, nor forsake you.

So have no fear, God is our strength, and He will be with us in all the things that we do. He will bless the very works of our hands and help us to finish the task set before us, no matter how big is the task. He will be our counsel and guide and He will strengthen us. God bless you.

Have a blessed day!

God Will Take Care Of Situations

"Do not be afraid of the words that you have heard" (II Kings 19:6)

These are the words spoken by the LORD God through His prophet Isaiah to Hezekiah the king of Judah when the great king of Assyria came against him to capture the kingdom.

What were the fears of the King?

1. The fear about the words of threatening came from the king of Assyria
2. The fear that no nation had stood before them and won
3. The fear that there is no other kingdom to put trust on them
4. The fear that there is no place of escape from the hands of Assyrians
5. The fear that God whom they put their trust seems to be silent all these days
6. The fear that his own people might go against him and surrender to the Assyrians
7. The fear of losing lives and lands during the time of battle.

Today this may be the situation we are crossing through. The words that come against us might be threatening. The people who stand against us might be giants. The situation that we face might be big. There is no one to rely on, nor anyone can come to our help to rescue us from those situations and people. There is no way to escape ourselves from them. People on whom we had our trust left us in this situation. Though we prayed hard it seems those were unanswered.

Are we going through such a situation in life, unable to share with anyone? Today the LORD God says, "Do not be afraid of the words that you have heard." Fear not! The God who is with us is greater than all the problems that is standing in our way. Those words will be mere words and He will not allow anything to overcome us.

So be cheerful, wipe away all your tears, get up and stand on your feet. Fear not! Don't let your heart to be troubled because of the words you hear against you. We have a big God who takes care of all our problems. Put your trust on Him and He is there for you. God bless you.

Have a blessed day!

God Sends His Army For Us

"Fear not; for they that are with us are more than they that are with them" (II Kings 6:16)

These are the words of prophet Elisha to his servant.

What were the fears of the servant?

1. The fear that gripped him when he saw the city was surrounded with horses and chariots
2. The fear that he don't have the skills and the strength to meet them in war       
3. The fear that he doesn't have an army to fight against the people who came to seize them
4. The fear that the enemy will bind them and take them as captives because they were the reason for their defeats in various battles
5. The fear of survival because the host of army was huge.

Many times when we look around us, we feel that many surround us and they are more fierce. It looks as if we are nothing before them. They charge against us and they are huge. Many times we feel discouraged and lose hope of survival when we see them standing  before us. This was the very condition of the prophet's servant. But when God opened the eyes of him, he could see "behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha" (v. 17).

Even as we are going through such situations fearing that we don't have anyone with us nor we have the skills and the strengths to fight against them, "fear not!" For we do have a big God beside us and He sends His great army to stand and fight for us. So take heart and be courageous, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD. God bless you.

Have a blessed day!

God Guides Us

"Go down with him, fear not" (2 Kings 1:15)

These are the words spoken by the angel of the LORD to prophet Elijah when he was at the top of a hill.

What were the fears of prophet Elijah?

1. The fear about the anger of the King as he prophecised that the king will die in his sickness because he forgets the LORD God
2. The fear about going with the captain as he was summoned by the king because of the unwelcomed prophecy
3. The fear about the army of a captain of fifties sent in search of him twice
4. The fear about his life as the king's family and his army were searching him to take his life
5. The fear about the people who are supposed to accompany him on his way to be summoned before the king as they might kill him on the way.

Dear friends, many times worries about the people who accompany us troubles us a lot. We are in a position unable to predict who is good and who is not. Through each circumstances only we could identify whom to rely. People around us seem to be friendly but on the other side they envy us, they mock at us, they criticise us, back bite us, talk ill about us, even try to pull us down. But today the angel of the LORD who was with the prophet guiding him with whom he should go promises us "Fear not!" He will show us whom to rely on. He will be our guide and our teacher. The best companion to protect us and to take care of us amidst all life-taking circumstances also. So let us put our trust on the LORD and ask Him to guide and lead us, though many stand against us and however strong and powerful they are,so that He will take away all our fears.

Have a blessed day!

God Meets Our Supplies

"Fear not"! (1 Kings 17:13)

These are the words of prophet Elijah to the widow in the village of Zarephath.

What were the fears of the widow?

1. The fear about the severe famine which caught the whole land and how long it will last
2. The fear about her survival during the times of famine
3. The fear about her one and only son's future as she was a widow
4. The fear about the provision in her house as all that was left in her house were a handful of flour and little oil
5. The fear about facing death because of lack of provision

Dear friends we too would have come across such situations of complete dryness in our lives. The life looks like a path of wilderness. Though how much we earn we couldn't enjoy it, nor could save it. Fear of survival, fear to face future, fear to do things in our lives. No increase in our personal lives nor our spiritual or professional too. But today our God is saying just to bring what we have to Him. And He is waiting to take care of all our lives completely. Though the things that we have seems to be very less but still our God is able to bless them. He is able to bless and increase us abundantly.  So fear not, have courage and draw still more closer to Him. He will take care of you and carry you through this path you are going through.

Have a blessed day!

God Cares For Us

"Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness...and will restore thee all the land of...thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually" (2 Samuel 9:7).

These were the words spoken by King David to Mephibosheth, son of his best friend Jonathan.

What were the fears of Mephibosheth?

1. The fear of his disability as he cannot do anything of his own, he has rely on someone because of his lame
2. The fear that his own people might betray him
3. The fear of losing all the possessions because of his inability
4. The fear about his future survival as his guardians might leave him alone and flee away.

Many times we too cross such situations in our life. We might be thinking about our inabilities, weaknesses, skill-lessness, etc. At times we need to rely upon our family or friends or someone else for our own survival. The fear that people might take advantage our lives, the fear that we are betrayed by the one's whom we trusted, the fear that whatever we possess might be snatched away from us.

When such fears grip us, we do not know what is our next step, where to go, who will help me, who can restore to me all that I have lost, who will take care of my future, whom I can trust.

Here King David says to a lame, weak, person Mephibosheth, "Fear not!" He took care of all his needs. He restored all his family possessed. He made him to dwell with him and eat daily from the King's table. What a privilege for this poor man.
                              
Even today when we undergo such circumstances in our lives, we do have our almighty King who says to us, "Fear not!" He will take care of our future and restore to us all that we have lost in the past.

Have a blessed day!

God Our Provider

"Fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest" (Ruth 3:11).

These are the words spoken by Boaz to Ruth.

What were the fears of Ruth?

1. The fear of living alone without a companion
2. The fear of future on who will take care of her as she left her own people and came away to a newer unknown people
3. The fear of persons about on whom she has to rely on
4. The fear about her present poor condition of her life
5. The fear about who will help her to meet all of the things required in her life.

Dear friends, the fear that Ruth had in her life is the fear we today are having. The fear of loneliness, the fear that there is no one to guide us, the fear about where will I go or to whom I can rely on, the fear about our future endeavours. Today our dear LORD God says, "Fear not! " He is a good God who is waiting to meet all the things required in our lives. So take courage for He holds our future and He will bless us.

Have a blessed day!