The phrase "Fear not" appears in the Bible many times.
It is strange that God has to remind us constantly not to be afraid. The Almighty God of the Universe loves us, and yet we are constantly afraid of a thousand things that might or might not happen. We need constant assurance that God loves us and is watching over us.
When my children were small, I often held them on my lap and read the Bible to them. We lived on a farm in Oklahoma, and there were thunderstorms and tornadoes. One stormy night, I was reading the Bible to my children and read, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. . . . " A...
