" ...do not fear... ( Genesis 26:24,- and many others! )
Why do you suppose that phrases like " Fear not ", " Do not fear ", and " Do not be afraid " appear over 100 times in the Bible? I believe it is because fear is Satan's primary weapon against both christians and non christians. Stop and think about it. Fear is behind sexual sin. ( fear that a person will not have enough good sex ) Fear is behind stealing and greed. ( fear that a person won't have basic necessities or fear that a person won't be able to have as many good things as other people ) Fear is behind violence. ( fear that the other person will be a threat to self or a close relative or friend in the future ) Fear is behind the failure to worship God and give Him the proper place in our lives. ( fear that others will not like us, because they think we are strange, and fear that we won't have enough leisure time )
Fear is Satan's most powerful weapon. Using fear, Satan got Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit. ( fear that they would not be wise enough ) Today, tyrants and politicians, use fear to get our votes and to support their wasteful spending and power hungry schemes. ( If you don't vote for me, the children will suffer in their well being, or by having an inferior education. ) Read between the lines! That is what they are really saying!
If you don't vote for me, you won't have peace in the world.
If you don't vote for me, women will suffer because they won't be able to kill their babies.
If you don't vote for me, we will have a global catastrophe due to global warming.
If you don't vote to spend taxes on my pet project, the elderly, or the women, or the blacks, or the hispanics, or the homosexuals, or the children will suffer.
If you don't vote for campaign reform, special interests will have an unfair advantage in the government.
If we allow prayer in school, some ethnic group might be offended.
Every one of these arguments is trying to manipulate the voters through fear, and I am becoming very tired of it. Why does the media play along with these fearmongering tactics? I'll leave this to your imagination. The answer is obvious.
Brothers and sisters. Don't be fooled by the fearmongers. Don't be fooled by Satan and manipulated by fear. Serve God, be bold, be strong in His might.
God bless you. Have a great week.
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