No fear

     We have been looking at Psalms 111 which is an acrostic psalm talking about the characteristics of God and then Psalm 112, which is our response to the truth we learn from Psalm 111.  Ezra who is the author of these two psalms had an objective.  He was using the Hebrew alphabet in two forms.  One, to teach the people how to learn the Hebrew language, and secondly, to also learn about their God who they really did not know.  They had just returned from being in captivity for 70 years in Babylon.  They did not know their own language, religion, and culture.  Ezra chose this method to accomplish is aim and goals.

 

1.       They will have no fear of bad news.  We are not given a spirit of fear but love, power and a sound mind.  From Paul, we learn that fear is a spirit and must be overcome with God’s love which as John puts in 1 John 4:18, casts it out.  Then fear is rendered powerless through God’s power and lastly, it is neutered by a sound mind. 

 

a.       The righteous do not fear bad news because they know God is with them.  They trust him with all their heart, acknowledge Him, and let Him direct their path.  They know God will never leave or forsake them and all things work together for good even if the thing is not good.  Bad news does not shake them because they have the presence, power, peace and promises of God.

b.      The righteous always anchor themselves in the love, faith, and hope of God.  Love never fails and so bad news causes no fear.  Angels are camping around the righteous.   God is directing our path.  No accusation, temptation, or deception will work because we have the Bible, prayer, armor of God, anointing, power, authority, enablement, and divine help so we do not have to fear bad news.