When we are afraid, our natural human tendency is to try to find a way of escape. Unfortunately, fear grows up out of unbelief. So when we are afraid, the tendency is to turn away from our place of safety and run wildly about unprotected looking for something or someone to help us out. This would be comical if it weren't so serious a problem. Imagine having God as your protector, then running away from Him when the enemy draws near! But that's just what we do. This passage teaches us about battling the sin of fear.
1. Understanding God's Providence 2. Don't Follow the Crowd 3. Fear God, Not Men 4. Find Sanctuary 5. Use God's Word 6. Wait on the Lord 7. Find Encouragement in God's People 8. Forsake the Superstitions Around You
Calvin, “No higher affront can be offered to God than to give way to fear, as if He were not exalted above all creatures, so as to control all events. But when we rely on His aid, and, through victorious steadfastness of faith, despise dangers, then do we actually ascribe to Him lawful government.”
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