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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