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ILLUSTRATION: How many of you have ever been frightened? I remember my youth when I was very involved in sports. Whether it was football, track or baseball, I remember experiencing “butterflies” in my stomach before the game. The interesting thing is that the only thing that got rid of those butterflies…

I may say to every believer in Jesus that his condition is very like that of the landsman on board ship when the sea was rather rough. He said, “Captain, we are in great danger, are we not”? As an answer did not come, he said, “Captain, don’t you see great fear?” Then the old seaman gruffly replied,…

When traveling among the Alps in a dense mist, we have seemed to see vast lakes without a shore, crags that appeared like the battlements of heaven, and awful depths that thrilled us with horror. Yet much of that mystery was only caused by the mist. When we journeyed the same way on a bright morning,…

I have often used the illustration of taking a telescope, breathing on it with the hot breath of our anxiety, putting it to our eye, and then saying that we cannot see anything but clouds. Of course we cannot, and we never shall while we breathe upon it. If we were but calm, quiet, self-possessed, and…

If one had to be a soldier on the field of battle, it might be a very great assistance to one’s courage to stand side by side with the hero of a thousand fights who had always been victorious. If you had to journey tonight along some dark and lonely road, and an angel came from heaven to walk beside…

I have heard of a certain king who had a jester or “fool” to make fun for him, as kings used to have. But this “fool” was no fool; he had much sense, and he had thought wisely about eternal matters. One day, when he had greatly pleased the king, his majesty gave him a stick, and said to him, “Tom, there…

There is a deep precipice; what is the best way to keep anyone from going down there? Why, to tell him that if he did he would inevitably be dashed to pieces. In some old castle there is a deep cellar where there is a vast amount of fixed air and gas that would kill anybody who went down. What does the…

I saw one the other day who was about to suffer from the surgeon’s knife. It was a serious operation, about which all stood in doubt, but I was happy to see her as composed in the prospect of it as though it had been a pleasure rather than a pain. Thus calmly resigned should a Christian be. How many…

Do you see that Christian there with the sparkling eye and the light footstep, the man who is swift to run upon his Master’s errands? That man has many troubles, but when he wakes in the morning, if he retains remembrance of them he bows his knee and leaves them with his God. He goes home, and the day…

Many Christians resemble the nautilus, which in fine smooth weather swims on the surface of the sea in a splendid little squadron, like the mighty ships. But the moment the first breath of wind ruffles the waves, they take in their sails and sink into the depths. Many Christians are the same. In good…

We never find Adam afraid of God or of any manifestation of Deity while he was in Paradise an obedient creature. But no sooner had he touched the fatal fruit than he found that he was naked, and hid himself. When he heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, Adam was…

It is no new thing for men to attempt to escape the army by pretending to be in bad health, but we must have none of this cowardly malingering in Christ’s army. We must be ready for anything and everything. We must compel ourselves to duty when it goes against the grain. When it is a clear duty, obedience…

In You'll Get Through This: Hope and Help for Your Turbulent Times, Max Lucado writes, “Don’t let the crisis paralyze you. Don’t let the sadness overwhelm you. Don’t let the fear intimidate you. To do nothing is the wrong thing. To do something is the right thing. And to believe is the highest thing.…

I’d like to read to you some posts that were daily updates from a family whose daughter, Kayleigh, was fighting brain tumors. They were made while they were waiting for their 7-year-old daughter to die. These are the words of Kayleigh’s mother, ‘Carrow. “Being human is a difficult thing. Kayleigh's distress…

A wealthy Indonesian man and his wife shared photos from a plane where they were the only passengers because he bought every ticket to protect them from COVID-19. Richard Muljadi, who is known for his extravagant lifestyle, posted the pictures showing himself and his wife traveling to Bali in an empty…

NASA has warned that a small asteroid, 2018VP1, may hit the Earth. Before you get too worked up and start making disaster plans, if it does strike it is less than 7 feet across and will likely burn up in the atmosphere. The Week, September 4, 2020, p. 6 Whenever our thoughts turn to fear, we need to…

Irma Cano knows something about facing fear. Nine months before the novel coronavirus outbreak, she was working at the El Paso WalMart store where a gunman killed 23 people. Commenting on coping with COVID-19 stress, she said, “I don’t live fearful. To me, it’s not a way to approach that. To me, just…

In the book, The God Who Knows Your Name Max Lucado writes, “Feed your fears and your faith will starve. Feed your faith and your fears will.” — Jesus: The God Who Knows Your Name by Max Lucado, pg. 108. John 14:27 (CSB) “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world…

After floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew filled her home, Jodi Gaddy prayed that someone would find her before the alligators swimming outside came into her home. Gaddy said there were helicopters overhead, but despite her attempts to contact them, no one noticed her signals. For three days, she lived…

Fear can drive people to do strange things. As Hurricane Dorian swept past the eastern coast of Florida, one Jacksonville resident took extra measures to protect his car. Jessica Eldridge reported that her husband Patrick decided to park their Smart car in the kitchen of their home. She posted pictures…

Residents of Jackson Mississippi were at a loss to understand when bowls of mashed potatoes began appearing on their cars, porches, and mailboxes. Jordan Lewis said he found a bowl on his windshield when she went got into her car one morning. It was full of potatoes and rainwater, so she threw it away.…