Post by MIRIAM JACOB on Jan 21, 2007 4:19:40 GMT -5
Be Not Dismayed; For I Am Thy God
How tenderly God soothes our fears!
How sweetly He says in the introductory verse,
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed;
for I am thy God: . . . I will uphold thee with the
right hand of my righteousness.
And yet again, still with tender thoughtfulness,
I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand,
saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee (Isaiah 41:13).
He does not say it only once,
but He keeps holding our right hand
and repeating such promises.
The blessed Lord condensed it all into
one single message of eternal comfort
spoken to the disciples on the Sea of Galilee,
It is I, be not afraid.
He is the antidote to fear;
He is the remedy for trouble;
He is the substance
and the sum of deliverance.
We should, therefore, rise above fear.
Let us keep our eyes fastened upon Him;
let us abide continually in Him;
let us be content with Him.
Let us cling closely to Him and cry,
Therefore will not we fear,
though the earth be removed,
and though the mountains be
carried into the midst of the sea (Psalm 46:2).
A. B. SIMPSON
www.sermonindex.net
How tenderly God soothes our fears!
How sweetly He says in the introductory verse,
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed;
for I am thy God: . . . I will uphold thee with the
right hand of my righteousness.
And yet again, still with tender thoughtfulness,
I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand,
saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee (Isaiah 41:13).
He does not say it only once,
but He keeps holding our right hand
and repeating such promises.
The blessed Lord condensed it all into
one single message of eternal comfort
spoken to the disciples on the Sea of Galilee,
It is I, be not afraid.
He is the antidote to fear;
He is the remedy for trouble;
He is the substance
and the sum of deliverance.
We should, therefore, rise above fear.
Let us keep our eyes fastened upon Him;
let us abide continually in Him;
let us be content with Him.
Let us cling closely to Him and cry,
Therefore will not we fear,
though the earth be removed,
and though the mountains be
carried into the midst of the sea (Psalm 46:2).
A. B. SIMPSON
www.sermonindex.net