Franklin D. Roosevelt is famous for the quote, “The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.” But for many of us, fear seems like a constant variable that we can’t control. And given the world we live in today, it’s easy to understand why. Just watch 5 minutes of any newscast and you will see a host of things happening around the world that have the ability to strike terror in our hearts. Disease, war, governments in chaos, natural disasters, poverty, persecution, just to name a few.
Concern and Worry
And we aren’t wrong to have legitimate concern about these and many other more personal issues. Is my spouse being faithful? Will I be the next one fired from this company? Will my child be healed from this disease? None of these are sinful concerns or questions that shouldn’t be brought to God. But, when our concern turns into sinful worry or anxiety, it happens, typically, because we have allowed legitimate concerns to get out of control in the way we perceive them. Simply stated, our fears become sinful when they become bigger than our God.
A Fearful Servant
Our example today comes from 2 Kings 6:8-23. The
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