"Fear Not, Climber!"

"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; 

for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will 

help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right 

hand of my righteousness."

(Isaiah 41:10)

Marchers, climbers, warriors and Mountain dwellers can't be fearful! Besides, God said He would be with us, and He IS! Climbers look at that mountain and say, "I can take it!" We do know that we have multitudes of warring angels at our side; we are not alone in this war, this trouble and persecution, this disease, this debt, this trauma, this joblessness, this marriage trouble, this teen problem, this thing that grabs us and tries to put FEAR all over us  ...  No, no, we're "climbers;" we're headed to the top for Jesus Christ; we can take this mountain! 

"What, then, shall we say in response to these things? 

If God is for us, who can be against us?"

(Romans 8:31) 

We need an AMEN up in here!  How can we look at the vastness and awesomeness of the universe and be fearful, when we KNOW God is "for us?"  No weapon formed against us shall prosper!  We are Mountain climbers, Mountain takers, Mountain seekers, Mountain conquerors  ...  It may look like a mountain, act like a mountain, stand like mountain, loom like a mountain  ...  but, it ain't no mountain  ...  to "us!"  We've got HELP for every so-called mountain, for every valley, for every trial, for every ugly thing that raises its ugly head before us!  As the song says, "Can't nobody do me like Jesus!"

After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision:

 "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward."

(Genesis 15:1)

As Christians, we are entitled to the blessings of Abraham, so we have nothing to fear.  Ah, heaven, can't wait to get there! Can you just imagine?  When you look around at the awe and magnificence of space, the glories of the universe, the diversity and beauty of animals and mountains, the uniqueness of humans, the splendor of planet earth, what in the world do you think Heaven will look like? Paintings, that imagine it, can't do it justice.  It will be beyond anything we could think or dream up.  And, God sends down His warriors to guard us, watch over us, and keep us from harm.  We do not have an inkling of the things God has protected us "from" that we don't know about.  Relax, weary saint, you're covered!   

Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. God has come to test you,

 so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning."

(Exodus 20:20)

Uh huh, the test! If you haven't lived long enough for the Lord to have one  ...  you will!  So, that's what those "tests" are for  ...  to put the fear of God in us and keep us from sinning.  Is it working?  Is the world passing the test?  Do mortals get it?  Are we going to get an A or an F?  It's a good thing we just happen to be in the period of Grace; if we sin, we have an advocate with the Father  ...  He forgives, if we ask in humility, tears, and sincerity. He will fill us with His Spirit and then, when we come up out of the waters of baptism in His name, we are forgiven and brand new  ... in Him! 
   

"He gives strength to the weary and increases

 the power of the weak."

(Isaiah 40:29)

Hey, Soldier of Jesus Christ, "Don't let the bucking throw you!" Keep fighting, keep warring, keep believing, keep praying, keep fasting, keep witnessing, keep on keepin' on!  God is with us; He will never leave us, nor forsake us. Lift up your heads weary warriors and let Him give you rest.  We're on the home stretch now; we hear the angels tuning the trumpet; we feel the horses pawing the ground, we see an opening in the Revival clouds, and a rustle in the Harvest fields  ...  it's not long now!  Stay in the saddle and realize your climb is almost over!  When you get to the top, there is mighty omnipotent Glory to behold   ...  "Fear Not, Climber!"

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