Fear is one of satan’s strongest weapons to attack the believer. He puts the thoughts of possible failure and disappointment in the saint’s mind to destabilise him. In our text and reading, when the enemies of Nehemiah saw that they could not stop the work of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, they decided to play the fear card from the devil’s playbook. But Nehemiah prayed and remained resolute in God.

Among those who the word of God told us will be cast into the lake of fire and experience the second death are the ‘fearful’. Although God did not say that the believer will go through fearful phases in life, He assures us of His divine presence. David said,

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

In another Psalm, he said, whatever time I am afraid, I will trust [put my faith and confidence] in you (Psalms 56:3). Don’t ever allow fear to settle over your soul because it will drain you of inner life and power, and you will not be able to accomplish those God-given visions in your heart.