Delivered from Fear

 Isaiah 32-35; James 2 

“Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts, ‘Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.”

Isaiah 35:3, 4

This call to strengthen feeble hands and weak knees is quoted in Hebrews 12:12 in the context of God’s discipline in the lives of those he loves. God does not always come in the way we expect. Israel’s hope of a Messiah to deliver them from their enemies was fulfilled in Jesus Christ who taught them to forgive and love their enemies. Fear robs us of our capacity to love well and live with faith. Fear causes us to protect and guard rather than sacrifice and serve. God’s discipling work within us is to deliver us from fear and other sin-strongholds so we fully live into our kingdom inheritance.

What is holding us back today from being fully for the kingdom of God?

“Lord Jesus, you are my deliverer and Savior. Deliver me from fear and self so I can live freely and walk in the path of your kingdom ways, for your glory.”