Daily Bible Reading: Genesis 7, 8, 9; Psalm 3, 33, 63, 93, 123; Proverbs 3
“Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.” Proverbs 3:25
The word of God exhorts us to “fear the Lord”. This is not referring to a paralyzing fear whereby we are scared to move. The fear of the Lord speaks of a reverential respect toward God. If I love and respect God properly, then I will fear Him.
The phrase “sudden fear” in this passage refers to an instant alarm. The Devil seeks to paralyze the child of God with fear, to prevent us from being used of God. The Devil hates God and His children, so he will employ many tactics to cause us to quit or go off course. Ungodly fear is a huge weapon in his arsenal. This could be the proverbial “bump in the night” to prevent a time of prayer to a fear of rejection that paralyzes us and prevents us from witnessing when we should. II Timothy 1:7 tells us, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” Fear here is being timid or fearful.
We need only to fear God who has the power to kill the body and put the soul in Hell where we deserve (Matthew 10:28).
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