Whom Shall I Fear

"But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him."
 Luke 12:5

Jesus spoke these words as he taught the people about fear. This is a scripture that can be misinterpreted if not understood correctly. The Bible has much to say about fear. In fact, there are few subjects that are covered more in depth than fear. Jesus understood that fear is a common problem in people. His desire was to clear up the subject and leave no doubt as to God's view of the subject.
    Fear is a common problem and generally has one source. Christians who struggle with it must realize that the author of fear is the devil. He loves to instill fear to keep us from moving forward in our relationship with God. He wants to stop us from entering into the things God has for us. You see, we are doing the will of God on the earth. So if the enemy can stop us from doing God's will, he has damaged the plan. So he uses fear to intimidate us. It takes action to complete our faith. When we are crippled with fear, we will not act. We must overcome fear.
    There is no cause to fear the enemy. He has been stripped of his authority. He has no right to harm us or kill us. The fear he brings is like the roar of a toothless lion. It may be intimidating, but there is no danger. The devil wants us to fear him, but Jesus made it clear that we are not to fear. There is only one we should fear.
    The point of Jesus' words were to remind us that we are to fear God. He is the one who holds the keys of death and hell. He is the All-Powerful One who holds our lives in his hands. Any other fear is not from God. He requires us to fear him and no one or nothing else. It is healthy to fear God. It is unhealthy and damaging to fear the enemy or any of the things he throws our way. Today, be released from fear. After all, there is only One you must fear, and he loves you completely. Let's say, as Jesus did, "Get behind me, Satan!." He will soon be crushed under our feet. Fear God and nothing else.