Fear Not Man

"So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me."

Hebrews 13:6

Because this verse begins with the word, 'So,' first we must read verse 5b.  It says, "...For he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."

Because Jesus is always with us and because He will never leave or forsake us, we have the confidence to claim Him as our Helper!  When we do that, the results will be NOT to fear what man can do to us.

Usually when reading this verse, it brings to mind what man can do to us 'physically.'  But while reading this verse today, I was thinking of other ways man can hurt us.

They can hurt us:

    -with their words-

    -by their opinions towards us-

    -gossip against us-

    -if they reject us-

I'm sure you could also add different reasons that would allow us to fear man, however, when God is enough, when Jesus is enough, when His presence in our lives is enough...

we don't ever have to fear anything man can do or say or how they treat us ever again.

He is our Helper and we can boldly say so!

 Wow!  What a pep-talk for whatever giant we might face as we begin our day...

                    But that's just me!

"We do not have to persuade God to help us-

    He delights in doing so!"

        Dr. Paul Chappell