Our Scripture reading today is Isaiah 12:2, "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not
be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation."
What hope and encouragement we have from the prophet Isaiah. How can we fear when
Jesus Christ is near? What He was for Isaiah, he is also for you and me every day. Fear
will definitely come into the life of every believer. It can be cast down in the strength
of the LORD. I find that godly music helps drive fear away from me. Find a hymn or
spiritual song that encourages you and work on memorizing it. It is up to us to believethat God IS.
God is all we need to live in victory over fear.
“The talk about trying to believe is a mere pretence. But whether pretence or no, let me remind you that
there is no text in the Bible which says, ‘Try and believe,’ but it says ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.’
He is the Son of God, he has proved it by his miracles, he died to save sinners, therefore trust him; he
deserves implicit trust and child-like confidence. Will you refuse him these? Then you have maligned
his character and given him the lie.” (Spurgeon)