Hope and Fear

Psalms 91:9-11 (KJV)
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

I see in this passage both the hope of the believer in this present time and the fear of the unbeliever.
The hope of the believer is that, by making God our refuge, no plague will come nigh our dwelling.
This doesn’t mean a Christian can’t get sick, it means a Christian can’t be overcome by a plague without God’s consent. Honestly, Christian, are you willing to trust God whether He chooses to protect you or not? While we do not want to be foolhardy in this season of plague, especially because we do not want to spread the pestilence to an unbeliever, it is faithless to fear what God has control of.

This is exactly why the unbeliever fears the Christian today.
Because we have little to no fear of that which brings terror to their soul, they are afraid we might bring this plague upon them. There have been times in history when those, who are lost, recognized that Christians served as salt and light. They would not join in our faith, but they certainly would not fight it. This is an era of something different. The unbeliever tends to think faith is the problem.
Our teachings are labeled as hate speech.
Our lifestyles are considered archaic.
Our evangelism is considered vile.
It’s no wonder they want to lock down our churches as long as they possibly can.

It would be wise to be sensitive to their fears.
It would be unwise to give in to them.

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Psalms 91:9-11 (KJV) Hope and Fear

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