Fear Not!
For I, the Lord Your God,
will hold your right hand, saying
to you, “Fear not, I will help you.”
Isaiah 41: 13
It’s often said there are 365 “fear nots” in the Bible,
that is, there are 365 times when that phrase occurs.
Sorry to dispel the notion, but in the King James Version
of the Bible, there are only 71 occurrences of the phrase.
In the New King James Version, there are 11, including
Isaiah 41:13. But no worries! Anything the Lord tells us
even once is infallible.
Plus, think of all of the phrases that fill
God’s Word, like:
“Do not fret” (Psalm 37:1); “Don't be afraid” (Matthew 14:27);
“Fear no evil” (Psalm 23:4);“Be not dismayed” (Isaiah 41:10);
“Be anxious for nothing” (Philippians 4:6); “Do not worry”
(Matthew 6:25), and so forth.
When you add up all the reassurances God gives us in the
Bible, 365 is a low estimate! Of the Bible’s more than 31,000
verses, hundreds and hundreds of them comfort us in fearful
times.
Christ’s presence delivers us from all our fears
every moment of every hour of every day.
"We cannot go where God is not.
Look over your shoulder; that’s God following you.
Look into the storm; that’s Christ coming toward you."
Max Lucado
