Free from fear!

“You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
⁶ Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.”
Psalm 91:5-6 NKJV

“You will have nothing to fear at night
    and no need to be afraid of enemy arrows during the day.
⁶ You will have no fear of diseases that come in the dark
    or terrible suffering that comes at noon.”
Psalm 91:5-6 ERV
 
The Christian life isn’t a trouble-free life – it’s a troubled-free life. We aren’t exempt from battles in this life but we are given the weapons to overcome and to walk in victory. There will be many terrifying things around us, but we don’t have to be terrified. You shall not be afraid of the terror… you will have nothing to fear… no need to be afraid of the attacks of the devil and you will have no fear of disease or terrible suffering. Fear is not part of your inheritance in Christ.
 
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV
 
You have a spirit of power (Romans 8:10-11; 1 John 4:4) of love (Romans 8:37) and of a sound mind (1 Corinthians 2:16). You do not have to fear anything! Think about this for a moment: is God scared of anything? Most certainly not! He is the greater One and He lives inside of you (1 John 4:4). Fear is scared of you because of who you are in Christ and because Jesus lives in you. You are one with Jesus (1 Corinthians 6:17) and He will never leave you alone (Hebrews 13:5). God is for you and never ever against you (Romans 8:31). What have you got to be scared of? If you meditate on these things you’ll realize that fear is completely irrational. Fear of spiders, fear of demons, fear of lack, fear of terminal illness, fear of death, fear of rejection or even fear of being alone – it’s all irrational because Jesus is the answer to every fear you could have. The more you are convinced that what He says is true, the less you will fear.