A BIT of a comforting . . . exhortation, contrast:
depending . . .
Fear Not For I Am With You
Dorothea Montague
Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. (Isa. 41:10)
I am observing so many of you, My precious people, who are living with great fear in your minds and hearts. Every day as you hear and read predictions for the future from your news media you become ever more fearful as you consider the possibility of what is to come upon the world. O, My people, you are not being mindful of My words from Scripture. As I spoke to Job in days of old, so I speak to you, My beloved, today....
Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty. For He bruises but He binds up; He wounds but His hands make whole. He shall deliver you in six troubles, yes, in seven no evil shall touch you. In famine He shall redeem you from death, and in war from the power of the sword. You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes. You shall laugh at destruction and famine and you shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth. (Job 5: 17-22)
My beloved people, study this portion of Scripture in relation to what has caused fear to come upon you. Does this Scripture not cover most of the destruction that is coming upon the World?
~ "FOR HE BRUISES BUT HE BINDS UP"....Yes, I allow sickness to come upon your body but I also heal you and make you well.
~ "HE WOUNDS BUT HIS HANDS MAKE WHOLE"....I allow trials to come into your life but I also remove them from you.
~ "HE SHALL DELIVER YOU IN SIX TROUBLES, YES, IN SEVEN NO EVIL SHALL TOUCH YOU."....Is this not a great and precious promise? Indeed, I shall deliver you from your troubles.
~ "IN FAMINE HE SHALL REDEEM YOU FROM DEATH"....I shall supply your needs in times of famine.
~ "IN WAR FROM THE POWER OF THE SWORD"....I shall protect My people in time of war and keep you in safety.
~ "YOU SHALL BE HIDDEN FROM THE SCOURGE OF THE TONGUE"....Yes, My children, I shall protect you from the hurts of angry words.
~ "YOU SHALL NOT BE AFRAID OF DESTRUCTION WHEN IT COMES"....You shall hear much of possible destruction to come upon the world but your hearts will not fear or be afraid because you have the assurance that I will be with you.
~ "YOU SHALL LAUGH AT DESTRUCTION AND FAMINE"....Indeed you shall laugh at destruction and famine because you will know that I will not allow fear to come upon you.
O, My people, does this not cover every possibility of what could come upon you? I have been raising you up and preparing you to meet the troubled times ahead. I have been pouring My strength upon you, giving you knowledge that you will need for your ministries, teaching you how to enter into Spiritual warfare against the enemy and preparing you to bring people to salvation in Me and to pray for the sick and see them healed. I am enduing each of you, My people, with the Gift of healing.
O, yes, My people, even as foretold in Scripture very troubled times shall continue throughout your world but in the midst of these times I shall be bringing My plan and purpose for the world into being. Again, I would admonish you....
Fear not for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name, you are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you, for I am the Lord your God. (Isa. 43: 1b-3a)
Go forth, My children, in the power of the Holy Spirit and touch lives for Me, with all fear gone from you.
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