Fear Not: God Is With You

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God.” - Isaiah 41:10

Fear is one of the first emotions we learn as human beings. We fear loss. We fear uncertainty.

We fear tomorrow. And many of us spend our lives trying to manage fear rather than confront it.

So when God begins this verse with the words “Fear thou not”, He is not offering

a suggestion. He is making a declaration. Not because fear isn’t real but because He is.

God does not say, “Fear not, because nothing bad will ever happen.” He says,

“Fear not, for I am with thee.” The absence of fear is not rooted in circumstances.

It is rooted in presence. “For I am with thee.” This is one of the most powerful promises