Four Reasons to Face the New Year without Fear
God's Word brings us a
comforting promise, along with an insightful command as we face a new year:
"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.
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, I will not fear what man
shall do unto me" (Hebrews 13:5-6).
We can live this
coming year without fear if we apply these four incredibly wonderful truths to
our lives and root them deep into our hearts.
The Contentment of His
Provision
Contentment is not
getting what you want, but it is wanting what you already have. 1 Timothy 6:6-8
says, "But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought
nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having
food and raiment let us therewith be content." If you know Jesus Christ,
you have contentment. If you've got clothes on your back, something to eat, and
Jesus Christ in your heart, you're rich!
Do you know why we
have fear? Because we think our needs or the needs of someone we love are not
going to be met. Or we fear that the things we think are meeting our needs are
going to be taken away from us. The deepest need of your heart can only be met
in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Companionship of
His Presence
I don't know what I'm
going to face next year. But there's one thing I know, He will never leave me.
Are you a child of God? He will never leave you either. Isn't that wonderful!
What's another reason
we may fear in the coming year? Because we're afraid we're going to have to
face something we don't understand, and we're going to have to face it alone.
When God's Word
promises that God will never forsake you, it literally means that He will never
abandon you. He will not give up on you. We need to practice the presence of
the Lord this coming year. When the devil comes and knocks at you heart's door,
you can simply say, "Jesus, please go answer the door."
The Confidence of His
Promise
We're going to zero in
on a little phrase in our verses in Hebrews, "He hath said." A
promise is no better than the one who makes it. Who says, "I will never
leave thee nor forsake thee"? It is the omnipotent, omniscient,
omnipresent God. This is the confidence of His promise.
In the coming year,
when you say, "God, I just don't have the strength." The omnipotent
God will answer, "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee." When you
say, "God, I'm afraid of what is going to happen." The omnipresent
God says, "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee." And when you
say, "God, I don't know what to do." The omniscient God will respond,
"I will never leave thee nor forsake thee." He himself hath said it.
The Comfort of His
Protection
Hebrews 13:6 promises,
"So that we may boldly say, the Lord is my helper, and I will not fear
what man shall do unto me." Now, put that with verse 5, which says,
"He hath said."
Like I said earlier, I
don't know what you're going to go through this coming year. But I know you can
boldly say, "The Lord is my helper, so I will not fear what man shall do
to me." When you find your contentment, companionship, and confidence in
Jesus. Then, you'll find your comfort and courage in Jesus.
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