November 15,2021

Daily Devotion:

"Fear Not..."

Exodus 14:13

New International Version

13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again.

Jesus said that the devil is a liar and the father of all lies (John 8:44). The truth is not in him. He tries to use falsehood to deceive God’s people into fear so they will not be bold enough to be obedient to the Lord and reap the blessings He has in store for them.

Often the fear of something is worse than the thing itself. If we will be courageous and determined to do whatever it is we fear, we will discover it is not nearly as bad as we thought it would be. Throughout the Word of God we find the Lord saying to His people, “Fear not.”

I believe the reason He did that, was to encourage them so they would not allow Satan to rob them of their blessing. In the same way, because He knows we tend to be fearful, the Lord continues to exhort and encourage us to press through what lies before us to do His will. Why? Because He knows that great blessings await us.

The enemy wants to tell you that your current situation is evidence that your future will be a failure, but the Bible teaches us that no matter what our present circumstances, nothing is impossible with God (Mark 9:23).

There is victory in store for your life if you’ll put these two words into practice: Fear Not.