What difference does it make to say "Fear not." I have told my kids not to be afraid many times but God thinks it should make a difference if he commands it? The difference is that this command is always followed by "I am/will be with you." That makes all the difference in the world, doesn't it? Psalm 124 is a marvelous remembrance of the blessing of God being on your side, beginning with a call and response format to recollect what would have happened if God hadn't been on Israel's side.
The reality of the command, however, is that there will be reason for fear to enter the picture but we are to focus on the truth of the promise of the presence and in that we can take comfort rather than fear. We aren't meant to be traveling companions with fear, wherever we go. We are meant to follow Him and know His presence with us, that there is nothing formed against us that is greater than the love of God towards us. Read Romans 8 and Psalm 23 today and rest in the presence of God no matter where you are in your life today, these truths are the antidote to fear, the promise of the presence of God and the love of God.
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