March 17

Charles Spurgeon · Faith's Checkbook

FEAR TO FEAR

   "Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee,
   saith the Lord" Jer. 1:8

   Whenever fear comes in and makes us falter, we are in danger of falling
   into sin. Conceit is to be dreaded, but so is cowardice. "Dare to be a
   Daniel." Our great Captain should be served by brave soldiers.

   What a reason for bravery is here! God is with those who are with Him.
   God will never be away when the hour of struggle comes. Do they
   threaten you? Who are you that you should be afraid of a man that shall
   die? Will you lose your situation? Your God whom you serve will find
   bread and water for His servants. Can you not trust Him? Do they pour
   ridicule upon you? Will this break your bones or your heart? Bear it
   for Christ's sake, and even rejoice because of it.

   God is with the true, the just, the holy, to deliver them; and He will
   deliver you. Remember how Daniel came out of the lions' den, and the
   three holy children out of the furnace. Yours is not so desperate a
   case as theirs; but if it were, the Lord would bear you through, and
   make you more than a conqueror. Fear to fear. Be afraid to be afraid.
   Your worst enemy is within your own bosom. Get to your knees and cry
   for help, and then rise up saying, "I will trust, and not be afraid."