October 10^th,2025        Fear Not

 

Welcome brothers and sisters I would like to open in prayer.
Dear Heavenly Father, With hearts full of gratitude, we thank You for the opportunity to gather, learn, and grow in your love. May our hearts be filled with your grace as we open out minds and hearts to Your word. In Yeshua's precious anme we pray. Amen 
Now I am sure that loving Yahweh is our essential obligation and the end goal of all the other commandments. Yeshua plainly taught that this was the law of the prophets the rest just being commentary; however while love is the greatest commandment, you might be surprised to learn that the most frequent commandment is "Be not Afraid. Time and time again in scripture we hear the Lord saying to those that trust Him, 'Be not afraid'. Today I want to focus on themes of Yahweh's presence, strength, and help during our fearful times. And now for the rest of your life, I proclaim the following prayer over you to fear not. “Fear not for He is with you, do not be afraid, for He will stand beside you. He will strengthen and will help you. He will also uphold you with His victorious right hand. Amen.” If you are wondering how I can proclaim that over you, it is because I was told so in Isaiah 41:10 "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness." Yet I must tell you that in order to be released from earthly fears and grow in fear of the Lord you must be open to change, it is essential to living in perfect peace and accessing the wisdom, guidance, and power of our awesome Yahweh. As a Believer, I feel it nessary to alway ask Yahweh for the strength no to be afraid in my evening prayer.A simple prayer is "Yahweh is with me; I shall not fear." The reason I feel it is so important is because Yahweh's teaching about fear is central in His scriptures. The Bible mentions fear over 385 times in the KJV, showing us that Yahweh anticipated our propensity to be afraid, and our need of His assurance and guidance. 
The term "fear" appears approximately 385 times, in the King James bible, while variations of the word like "feared" and "fearful" appear an additional 100+ times. indicating the significant role the concept plays in biblical teachings. In fact, The command "Fear not" or "Do not fear" is a prominent message, appearing exactly 365 times, with some thinking this might just be a deliberate message for every day of the year. While in addition to instructions to not fear worldly things, scripture also teaches the importance of "fearing Yahweh" which signifies reverence and worship, rather than being afraid of Him. Fear is the emotion that initiates a host of chemical changes in our brains and bodies, preparing us to either fight, freeze, or flee from any real or perceived danger. In that automatic response, there is no time for accessing Yahweh’s will or wisdom in our lives. With that said you may be wondering, "How do we gain that wisdom?" Well, King Solomon tells us that “the fear of the Lord not man or circumstances is the beginning of wisdom in Proverbs 9:10 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding." And that being said, let’s look at some important examples of how to acquire a healthy fear of the Lord, which gives us wisdom, and how we can prevent the unhealthy fears that keep Yahweh’s influence out of our lives. I would say fear not Beloved. People can be frightening and even terrifying, yet as I once heard someone say, “If a man has fear of anything except the Creator, he is in some degree an unbeliever. For to fear is to offer worship to the thing feared, and this kind of worship may be offered only to the Lord.” That is why in my heart I know we are to worship no person or thing. For when we do, it separates us from the love and guidance of Yahweh, for the fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure and we see this fact in Proverbs 29:25 "The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe." When a person is doing something that may be dangerous and scary, like crossing an exceedingly narrow bridge way high in the air, the first thing you must remember is not to frighten yourself at all with any bad thoughts. The solution to getting across a narrow bridge high in the air fraught with people and circumstances that could hurt us is to consciously override our natural, automatic fear response by asking Yahweh for sound judgment, as well as the ability to make intelligent decisions, and a close attentiveness to avoiding danger, which is the wisdom that comes from fearing Him alone. We can then say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere humans do to me?” As we see in Hebrews 13:5&6 "Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me." Also we need not fear opportunities to going forward. You see years ago this country was undergoing a difficult period nuch like it is today however when Franklin D. Roosevelt took office, his first inaugural address stated, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” We were a nation caught firmly in the grip of the Great Depression. Many Americans were paralyzed by fear and doubt stemming from an enormous unemployment rate and widespread bank failures again much like today and many had lost faith in government and America itself. And the Israelites who left Egyptian slavery were encased in that same kind of fear after traveling far away and they ended up wanting to go back to serving Pharaoh instead of advancing into their Promised Land under the reign of their Yahweh, Adonai. At times fear can also keeps us from moving into our destiny as well. When we want to flee back to our old ways, divine wisdom causes us to ask, what overwhelming obstacle is before us that Yahweh cannot help us overcome? You may remember thay the Israelites feared because they were trapped by the Red Sea, yet Yahweh parted it for them. You see the Israelites first feared for they had no food or drink in the barren, dry desert, yet Yahweh gave them daily manna from heaven and water from a rock. The Israelites feared they couldn’t defeat the giants in Canaan, yet Yahweh promised He would help them take possession of that land. We don’t have to repeat the mistakes of Israel’s early history or repeat the same fears we have had in our past for we are all facing new and scarier things today Yet, we can take hold of what Yahweh has promised. As we do, He also promises: that He will never leave you or forsake you. We are told this in Hebrews 13:5 "Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." also in Deuteronomy 31:6 "Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee." Remember scripture tells is that an angel appeared to the shepherds announcing the birth of Yeshua stating "Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people." in Luke 2:10 "And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people." 
Sometimes, as we seek Yahweh’s help, He might speak directly to us Himself, through one of His messengers, or through someone we know who has a word of knowledge for us. So we need to be ready to hear it and take it to heart. For in these moments, we must again seek wisdom and discernment. If a message is from the Lord, it will happen. However, we also cannot be so cautious that we miss out on what Yahweh wants to say to us. I mean no doubt Moses could have fled the burning bush in Exodus 3, and Mary could have run away from the Angel Gabriel. Yet, like Moses, Mary discerned the truth of the divine message that she would give birth to the Savior, and she gave the only proper response any of us can give; “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to Your word.” We see this in Luke 1:38 "And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her." 
Those who have listened and acted on the Word of the Lord and not their own fears stepped into their destinies. And with a healthy fear of the Lord, so can we. Let’s now find out what that kind of fear means. Fear the Lord, Who Is Awesome. Now the use of awesome here is not the same type as if we had an awesome time on vacation, but the Lord your Yahweh is Yahweh of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome Yahweh. As in Deuteronomy 10:17 "For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:" This fear is not only a sense of awesomeness at His majesty, but a healthy fear of not obeying Him. When we are adopted into His family, we suddenly experience a love for our heavenly Father that leads us into obedience and away from offending Him. And that is what our Father asks of us as well. When Moses gives the foundational instructions to Israel about what Yahweh requires, the fear of Him is first on the list as we see in Deuteronomy 10:12&13 "And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, 13 To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?" 
We pray that this great fear of the Lord will free us from all the lesser fears which lurk everywhere, upsetting and angering our lives. That is why a healthy fear of Yahweh causes us to live righteously before Him, and that produces various blessings, such as the following six;
1. fulfilled desires; Psalm 145:19 "He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.”  
2. friendship with Yahweh, Psalm 25:14 “The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.”  
3. abundant goodness; Psalm 31:19 “Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!”
4. no want; Psalm 34:9 "O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him."
5. preservation of life, Proverbs 19:23 “The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.”
6. angelic protection; Psalm 34:7 “The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.” The Angel of the Lord says, “Fear Not” and throughout scripture we read of people in awe at meeting the Yahweh and being told by Him not to be afraid and then again many times, it is an Angel of the Lord, who appears, such as with Moses in a burning bush, or to Daniel in a lion’s den saying, “Fear not!” Now I have heard it stated that this manifestation of Yahweh in physical form is the Messiah. For during His ministry on earth as the Prince of Peace, Yeshua often alleviated the fears of those He visited. Once during a storm He said “Take courage! It is I.Do not be afraid.” We see this in Matthew 14:27 "But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid." Yeshua said to his disciples, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” We find this in John 14:27 "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." 
In a vision, we see the beloved disciple John saw the Messiah and fell down as though dead. Yeshua gently put His hand on His friend and said, “It’s okay; you can stand up. Do not be afraid!” We see this in Revelation 1:17 "And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:" 
So you see that by taking on human form Yeshua truly understood our fears; as we read in a beautiful prophecy, the Messiah’s delight is in the Fear of the Lord. Let's look at Isaiah 11:2&3 "And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:" And we can do likewise because we are “hidden with the Messiah in Yahweh.”We are told this in Colossians 3:3 "For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God." The core message today is that Yahweh's presence is the foundation for fearlessness and that Yahweh is with His people, offering comfort, guidance, and protection. This presence is the greatest promise, and more powerful than any fear-inducing situation. Therefore when you find yourself in a fearful place acknowledge fear's power and ask for Yahweh's strength, peace, and comfort, often using biblical passages like Isaiah 41:10 "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness." as a foundation for trust and courage in Yahweh's steadfast love and perfect presence. It calls on Yahweh to reveal the roots of fear, and replace lies with truth, it also bring peace that surpasses understanding, ultimately finding refuge and strength in Yahweh's perfect love and care. The primary message today is that Yahweh is with you, which is the reason not to fear. He has not abandoned you and is a very powerful Yahweh who is greater than any challenge or fear. 
Now let's close in a prayer.
Dear Heavenly Father, as we finish up, we want to express our gratitude to You. We leave knowing that You are on our side, and nothing bad will happen to us. And we choose to put our confidence in You and not man. We lift our eyes to You Father, because our help comes from You. So we ask that You help us to fear You alone and walk in Your ways that we may not give room for the enemy to take control of our lives. Be our covering as we leave and go back to our various destinations. In Yeshua’s precious name name we pray, Amen.
That is all for today. So until next week;
May the LORD bless thee, and keep thee, 
May the LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee, 
May the LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.