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The Winds and Waves Still Know,

His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.

Author: Kathrina von Schlegel (1752); Translator: Jane Borthwick (1855)1

Let the oceans roar and foam.
    Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge!2 NLT

Psalm 46:3

Photo by Aaron Carley

I wonder how many believers are feeling the grip of fear. I have felt that way too.

But, if you walk with God, you want to believe that we have nothing to fear. Does God really expect us not to be afraid?

Here is what I’ve learned in my walk with Jesus.

– I will be fearful if I don’t stay faithful to God.

– Fearful events come and go.

– I have no control over this dark world. But God does.

– God preserves my mind and my soul from being destroyed by fear.

– Satan prowls around trying to rob me of peace with God…

– …and he succeeds when I step away from the Word, prayer, fellowship with believers, my duty to the Great Commission, and loving others.

But…

when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;3
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.

If God’s innocent Son can save me from sin and death, then He can also give me peace from my fear. And He has.

My testimony is linked below. I wanted you to know that I understand being afraid.

“In My Distress” 4

Mark 4:39 And he woke up, rebuked the wind, and said to the waves, “Hush now! Be still!” The wind dropped and everything was very still. J.B. Phillips 5

  1. Be Still, My Soul
    Author: Kathrina von Schlegel (1752); Translator: Jane Borthwick (1855) ↩︎
  2. New Living Translation (NLT)
    Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. ↩︎
  3. How Great Thou Art
    Songwriters: Stuart K. Hine. For non-commercial use only. ↩︎
  4. Seed Basket Devotional ↩︎
  5. J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS)The New Testament in Modern English by J.B Phillips copyright © 1960, 1972 J. B. Phillips. Administered by The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England. Used by Permission. ↩︎

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