Fear not!

I understand from Bible teachers that we are told 365 times in the Bible that we should not fear. That's once for every single day of the year. So why is this? Maybe because fear is a problem for all of us. We can struggle with different fears, for example: fear of man, fear of the future, fear of the past, fear of failure, fear of death, fear of something we done being discovered. The list is endless.

Over 2000 years ago the angel Gabriel appeared to a young teenage girl, who was told that she had found favour with God and was going to give birth to a son. This son would be the Son of the Most High and he would reign over the house of Jacob for ever. How did the young girl respond to this. Was she scared? Did she show fear? Her response was simple:

"I am the Lord's servant, may it be to me as you have said."

What a response! Let us also respond to God in the same manner and not give in to fear which can hinder us from following and obeying God.