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For fifty dollars, visitors to the air show could take a ride in a biplane.
An aging couple decided to seize the opportunity and take their first flight.
Never having ridden in an airplane, however, they were a bit fearful.
“I’ll tell you what,” said the pilot.
“I’ll take you up together for fifty dollars.
Just promise me you won’t do two things: scream or tell me how to fly my plane.”
They decided to accept his offer, and off they went.
They did loops and rolls, and the pilot never heard anything out of his passengers.
“Sir, you were great!” shouted the pilot to the old man as they were landing.
“I was sure you’d both yell when I put it in that nosedive!”
“That part wasn’t so bad,” yelled the old man.
“But I almost broke my promise a little before that when Marge fell out of the plane.”
Well, at least they conquered a fear of flying.
Marge also had the opportunity to conquered her fear of sky diving!
We have all had to face fear in our lives.
I came across a promise in the book of Isaiah that I wanted to share with you that I feel might help you when you are afraid.
Isaiah 12:2 (CEV)
2 I trust you to save me, Lord God, and I won’t be afraid.
My power and my strength come from you, and you have saved me.”
These words from Isaiah 12:2 are worth knowing in these days when it is so easy to become frightened.
Jesus told us that in the end times men’s hearts will fail them for fear of the things about to happen; and I believe we are seeing some of this take place today.
We have more and more opportunities to live in fear.
There are some kinds of fear that are good for us.
For instance, we warn our children not to go near the busy streets, and we put within them a healthy fear of being struck by a car.
Eventually, of course, that type of fear will be replaced by mature common sense; but until that happens, we teach our children what could happen if they make a wrong decision.
Fear can be good in that regard.
In society we have the fear of being punished for doing something wrong.
If you run a stoplight and get caught you’ll get a ticket.
This type of fear may not be the highest motive for doing good, but at least it helps us to get started.
The Bible talks about the fear of the Lord.
It tells us that the “fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge” and that “the fear of the Lord is a fountain of life.”
This fear, of course, is a proper respect and reverence for God.
This fear is like the proper respect of a son before a loving Father.
Not trembling because of punishment, but fear in that God is Holy and worthy of our respect.
Really, that kind of fear opens the way to abundant life in Christ.
When Isaiah says, “I trust in you to save me, and I won’t be afraid”.
The fear he is talking about is the fear that paralyzes people—the fear that gets into the heart and mind and creates tension and worry, and that keeps a person from enjoying life and doing his best.
I meet people every week who are afraid of life, afraid of death, afraid of the past, afraid of the future—in fact, people whose lives are being enslaved by fear.
Jesus never meant for us to be the slaves of fear.
It is exciting to read the Bible and discover how many times God says “Fear not” to people.
When the angels appeared to the shepherds to announce the birth of Christ at Bethlehem, their first words were, “Fear not.”
When Peter fell at Jesus’ feet and asked Jesus to depart from him because Peter felt he was a sinful man, Jesus said, “Fear not, Peter.”
When Jairus received the bad news that his daughter had just died, Jesus said to Jairus, “Fear not, only believe.…”
Jesus Christ wants us to conquer fear; and He is able to help us win the battle.
What causes fear in our lives?
I can think of many things things: guilt, ignorance, the future, our weakness, and even in our victories.
Sometimes fear is caused by a guilty conscience.
When Adam and Eve sinned, they felt guilty and became afraid; and they tried to hide from God.
Whenever we disobey God, we can fee like we’ve lost our close fellowship with Him, and that spiritual loneliness creates fear.
Fear from guilt makes us wonder if anybody knows what we have done.
We worry about being found out and hope no tragic consequences come from our sins.
The solution to that problem, of course, is to seek God’s forgiveness.
1 John 1:9 (CEV)
9 But if we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away.
God promises to cleanse our sins if we will but confess them and forsake them.
Often fear is caused by ignorance.
Children are afraid in the night because the shadows look like giants and bears and ghosts.
But even adults can get frightened when they really don’t know what is going on.
Anxiety about the future, either for ourselves or for our loved ones, can sometimes create fear.
Another cause is our own feeling of weakness.
We are so accustomed to managing things ourselves that when an unmanageable crisis comes along, we feel helpless and afraid.
Sometimes fear comes, not before the battle or even in the midst of the battle, but after we have won the victory.
Abraham had this experience in Genesis 15 after he had waged war against four powerful kings and won the victory.
That night as he lay down to sleep, Abraham wondered if those kings would return and challenge him again, and maybe even bring back superior forces.
What did God tell him when he was laying there in his bed shaking from fear?
Genesis 15:1 (CEV)
1 Later the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision, “Abram, don’t be afraid!
I will protect you and reward you greatly.”
What’s at the root of these types of fear?
Really it’s actually simple: the real cause of fear is unbelief.
Let’s read a quick passage from the new testament in the book of Mark.
Mark 4:35–41 (CEV)
35 That evening, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the east side.”
36 So they left the crowd, and his disciples started across the lake with him in the boat.
Some other boats followed along.
37 Suddenly a windstorm struck the lake.
Waves started splashing into the boat, and it was about to sink.
38 Jesus was in the back of the boat with his head on a pillow, and he was asleep.
His disciples woke him and said, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re about to drown?”
39 Jesus got up and ordered the wind and the waves to be quiet.
The wind stopped, and everything was calm.
40 Jesus asked his disciples, “Why were you afraid?
Don’t you have any faith?”
41 Now they were more afraid than ever and said to each other, “Who is this?
Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Jesus calmed the storm with His words.
He asked a question that I want to ask you right now: Why are you afraid?
Don’t you have any faith?
Fear and faith can never be friends; and if we are afraid, it is a sign that we have no faith.
Faith is at the core of what Isaiah said to God:
Isaiah 12:2 (CEV)
2 I trust you to save me, Lord God, and I won’t be afraid.
My power and my strength come from you, and you have saved me.”
The key to overcoming fear is TRUST.
Last week my family went out on a walk.
Well, we ended up walking for a couple of miles and realized we had made a mistake…we had to walk back to the car!
Well, right as we turned around, Ollie said, “My legs hurt”.
I knew we were in trouble.
Let every good dad would do, I told her she could ride up on my shoulders.
She seemed excited.
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