Worst Fear -Best Hope?

Not been a great week. I had a TERRIFIC case of stomach flu (oxymoron, huh) which caused me to miss Women of Faith in Kansas City. I was really looking forward to that. And the uncertainty of the election and our future as a country has had me unsettled. A new thing for me, because I don't usually pay much attention to politics as a whole. But religious leaders I respect, such as Billy Graham, Dr. James Dobson, and Mike Huckabee have really gotten my attention. Unfortunately, it led me to really contemplate the possibilities in both scenarios. Some of those potential situations really scared me, and some were comforting. As human nature frequently does, I tend to gravitate toward the scary stuff. Pretty easy way to get yourself all worked up. There are many scary things in our world today. Finances, storms, wars, earthquakes,the list goes on and on. People could be terrified constantly , and rightfully so. The word "fear" is found in the NIV version of the Bible 260 times. When it speaks about the 'fear' of theLord, that word fear frequently comes from the Hebrew word yare' which in moral terms means to revere or hold in reverence. In the New Testament ,we are also taught to fear The Lord. Romans 8:15-16, when talking about the gift of the Holy Spirit, says: "For you did not receive a spirit who makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of son ship. And by him we call "Abba, Father." The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Think about it. We are called to revere, not to fear. And, if we are children of God through Christ, what do we have to fear? What's the worst that could happen to us? We usually think of death as the worst thing that could happen. So, if we die, then what?????...hmmmmmmm. We go to be with Christ. What's scary about that? My point is this. In Christ, we truly have nothing to fear. At the very worst, we go to be with Him. That's the worst? So, when I wake up in the morning, it really doesn't matter what has happened politically. I have nothing to fear. My worst fear becomes my best hope when Christ is my Savior.

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