FROM TODAY’S READING (3/31/2020)...
FEAR: A distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.
Something that causes feelings of dread or apprehension; something a person is afraid of.
Anticipation of the possibility that something unpleasant will occur.
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Isaiah 41:10 (NLT) Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
Genesis 3:9-10 (NLT) Adam’s recorded first response to God... “Then the Lord God called to the man, ‘Where are you?’ He replied, ‘I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid...’”
Proverbs 1:7 (NIV) The fear (awe/respect/reverence) of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT) For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
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