AFRAID?

                Most of us have experienced fear in certain life
                                      circumstances:

            Some have  found encouragement , but others 
                   bear the torment of their fear alone.

     The greatest source of encouragement comes from the Lord.
He gave  the following words  of  encouragement  to some very
troubled Disciples many years ago  --  "Peace I leave with you,
my  peace I  give  unto  you:  Let  not  your  heart  be  troubled, 
neither let it be afraid."  John 14: 27

     "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe
also in me.  In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were
not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and
receive you to Myself that where I am you may be also.  And
where I go you know, and the way you know."  John 14: 1 - 4

     
     One  may have  peace with God   by faith  in the  Lord Jesus
Christ as one's Lord and Savior.  The battle between the indivi-
dual sinner and God is over when that individual repents of sin
and openly confesses faith in Christ as Lord and Savior --

  "Therefore  being justified  by faith  we have  peace with  God
through  our Lord Jesus Christ."  (Romans 5:1)

"..The word of faith is nigh thee, even in thy mouth and in thine
heart: That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised Him from
the dead, thou shalt be saved.  For with the heart man believeth
unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto
salvation."   Romans 10: 8-10 (kjv)

This allows one to face the reality of death without the fear of
facing death; without fear of being turned into hell.


       (This post was taken from a piece by Rev. Paul King, 
      Piedmont, S. C.) I have added John 14: 1-4 as well as
       the passage from Romans 10:8-10 with minor edits.)

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