Faith or Fear?

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........"The fear of man is the absence of faith." Through some other Christians that I have listened to besides my own reading of the Bible, God has been bringing the subject of faith and fear up before me recently. I would like to share several verses about faith here...
........"Do not be afraid any longer; only believe..." -Luke 8:50. This verse is in the context of a very difficult situation. Jarius' only daughter was dying. But when others came from his home and told him not to bother Jesus any longer because his daughter had died, Jesus said these beautiful words! Jarius then had the opportunity to either fear, or have faith in Jesus.
........"In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?" -Psalm 56:11
........"The fear of man brings a snare, But he who trusts in the LORD will be exalted." -Proverbs 29:25
........Unless we are strong in the Lord, all of us struggle with the fear of man even if we don't want to admit it. Some have the fear of rejection and some wonder what others will say about them if they stand up for what is right. But no matter what way our fear shows itself, fear of man is always wrong and unnecessary. When in the middle of situations that may cause us to fear man, we need to fear the Lord no matter what. We need to stand up for what is right and never fear what man can do to us. "I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him!" -Luke 12:4+5
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A Site I Have Appreciated

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Updated September 10, 2011: It appears that neither of these links are managed by the Fournier family any longer.

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........ Several years ago, our family came across a song album put together by the Fournier family. We appreciated their music and looked them up on the internet. When doing so, we came across this website. I have really enjoyed looking through the back issues of this magazine, and I thought others might be encouraged by it as well. Go to www.thekingsdaughtersmagazine.com and click on "Back Issues" (note: they are in pdf format, so you will need Adobe Reader installed on your computer to view them). You may also enjoy reading a little bit about their family, etc. under the "About Us" link or by going to their family website www.fournierfamilyfarms.com. I hope that you will be just as blessed by this magazine as I was!
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The Great White Throne

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........"Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds." -Revelation 20:11+12
........I recently heard a message titled "The Judgment Seat of Christ" by Leonard Ravenhill using this Scripture as the text. It was a powerful reminder of what is coming. We need to be ready! He also mentioned the Scripture at the end of Malachi, "Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who esteem His name." He encouraged his listeners to think about what God wrote in that book of remembrance each day about them.
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