No Fear

 DEVOTION

TO HEBREWS

NO FEAR

Heb 13:6-8

6 So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"  

7 Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

NIV

We too have that same confidence because we have the Lord on our side, but then we are on his side. We know there is nothing to fear in this world, for we have a world coming far superior to this world. We are going to live in the new city someday and thus what can this world or man do to us. They can even kill our bodies and that will not stop us from living with our Lord for all eternity. The Lord is our helper, he is the one we can run to when we are in danger. This may well be that he is the one who will come for us and take us to be where he is, that is when we forcible have to take our last breath. But it may also be that when we face a dangerous situation we can look to Jesus, and he will fight that battle for us. The author quoted King David when Saul wanted to kill him. He cried out in anguish; the Lord was his helper as he looked with triumph over his enemies. When we look at the great cloud of witnesses who lived by faith, those who led the way of faith for so many, we know our faith is stronger every day, as we continue to see the Lord help us through each day and bring us to that place where we are supposed to serve him, being an example of faith for others to follow. We may never face that type of danger David did, having someone wanting to kill us. Yet we do face some opposition from the world, that is as long as we stand our ground for our faith. If we blend in then they do not care about us, we mean nothing to them, in fact, they may simply ignore us. However, if we stand and voice our opposition to the sin in the world, we could face hard persecution because of their hatred toward our exposing or standing against their lifestyles of sin. We know only the Spirit can convict a person of sin and the need to repent, but if we are living in the Spirit, walking with the Spirit, much like the prophets of old, the Spirit used their voice to raise judgment on the world and the call for repentance. As we walk with our Lord and listen to his voice, the one who never changes, we can stand firm in our faith knowing that man cannot do anything to us, even if we oppose their sin, and their hatred turns to harm of our bodies. We will stand forever in the presence of our Lord, as we stand our ground in the presence of our enemies, those who oppose our faith. We will not be afraid. No fear.