And they shouted it with a loud voice in
the language of Judah to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to
frighten and terrify them, in order that they might take the city.
(ESV)
The Assyrians
were attacking Judah, and what did they do?
They spoke in the language of Judah and said things to scare the people.
What scares
you? For me it can be the long list of
things I have to do. It can be financial
matters, concerns about things that are out of my control, or deadlines. It is likely that what scares you does not
scare me, and vice versa. Satan knows
this. He may be evil, but he is not
stupid. He knows just the things to say
to each of us in order to frighten us and move us farther from God.
The great thing
is that God knows what scares us, too.
He has known about our fear of the dark when we were children, our fear
of rejection as teenagers, and our fears about job and family today. Satan may try to speak our language of fear,
but we also speak the language of faith.
When the fears come, take them to the Lord. He will comfort you as no one else can.
Copyright © 2014 by Steven R. Perkins
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