“After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.” (Genesis 15:1) There are three great lessons in this very brief verse.
(1) Fear not: Jesus said it this way, “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matthew 10:28) 2) I am thy shield: David wrote, “thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4b) (3) Thy Exceeding Great Reward: John was told, “be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.” (Revelation 2:10b) The interesting thing about David’s words and those given to John by Jesus is that in both cases “fear” was removed from the picture. David said, “I will fear no evil.” John records, “Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer.” Fear not! Comments are closed.
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