Isaiah 8 v 13.
The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread.
On June 6, 1944, five thousand ships departed England for the Normandy coast and the greatest invasion of World War 11. From this military event comes the story of the skipper who lectured his crew on fear, and said, “Fear is a very healthy thing.” A third-class yeoman yelled in reply, “Captain you’re looking at the healthiest sailor in the Navy.”
Perfect fear comes from our sense of awe and wonder as we get glimpses of God. John says, “Perfect love casts out fear” (1 John 4 v 18). God-fearing people are God-loving people.”
So many people are living in fear at the minute. Fear for their future as thousands of jobs are lost, fear for their health and that of their loved ones, fear of being in too close contact with other people and fear of leaving their homes.
In 1 Thessalonians 5 v 8 Paul says, “But let us who live in the light be clearheaded, protected by the armour of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation.”
We can trust God to help us and make us less fearful.