Get rid of fear

   BY Argie Simonis

"And you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that you be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places." Mat. 24:6-7

The drums of war are beating and fear of death has spread worldwide. Wars and rumors of wars have created an environment  of great anxiety, insecurity and uncertainty. But the Lord warned us not to be troubled by all this. With our logic, such a thing certainly seems absurd. How can you not worry about all the bad things that are happening around us?

The answer to this lies in the fact that we know the truth and how the story ends. God has complete control over the affairs of mankind (Exodus 9:16; Psalms 75: 6-7; Proverbs 16: 9, 21: 1; Jeremiah 10:23; Romans 9: 15-24, and 13: 1), and has assured us of His complete and final victory and triumph and how it will happen. 

The earth will not be destroyed by a madman or a nuclear war. The Lord will destroy this earth with fire:

"But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up." 2Πέτ. 3:10

"But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved to fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men." 2Pet. 3:7

He will then create a new heaven and earth:

"And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea." Rev. 21:1

and He will correct all mistakes as He judges the world:

"And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

And whoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." Rev. 20:11-15

This fear of death actually enslaves humanity and leads people to live a continuous nightmare. Only Christians who truly understand that the sting of death has been removed (1Cor. 15:55) are free from the torment of the fear of death. A person who is no longer afraid of death can neither be intimidated nor manipulated.

Those of us who believe in these promises of God can laugh together with the Lord at all those unbelievers who rebel against Him:

"He that sits in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision." Psalm. 2:4 

Amen!