Fear is a spirit
Reading the front page of today's Southtown Star was a little scarey. Here were the bold print items:
- Details emerge in Tinley Massacre
- Is shooting site a crime magnet?
- Video cameras? Alert systems?
- We're vulnerable to danger
I'm really not trying to be religious; but honestly it seems like fear-mongering to me.
By now, all of us realize that in our society almost anything can happen anywhere. Saturday's shootings only reinforce what we already knew.
But that doesn't mean we should cower in fear, because of the Word and God's promises to us, here and here and here.
For that matter, even if the unthinkable does happen to believers (as it did Saturday morning) for some reason known only to God, we have the greatest promise of all, here and here!
My word for all of us today is the one repeated 365 times in Scripture (once for every day of the year) - Fear not!
posted by Pastor Jerry McQuay at 7:23 AM
1 Comments:
I miss you and Pastor Chris, and thought of my CLC family the moment I heard of the shootings. I pray for perfect peace for the community and especially the families, and of course for justice. I also pray against the spirit of fear. Thank God for a church that prays and supports their community. God bless you Pastors and the CLC family. May you continue to do mighty works for the glory of God! Maria Castaner
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