Don't Be Afraid

Matthew 14:27

27 But Jesus immediately said to them, "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid.'

During the night Jesus walked on the water to get to the boat the disciples were in. The disciples swore they were seeing a ghost because no man could walk on water. Jesus is no mere man. To calm their nerves Jesus told them to take courage and to not be afraid. For it was only Him, the one they knew. As much time as Jesus spent with the disciples performing miracles on the sick and feeding 5,000, it took  a midnight hour event for them to believe Him as the Son of God. And it is says they worshiped Him.

Has Jesus ever performed a midnight hour event in your life? With all that Jesus has done for you, was it the midnight hour event that caused you to believe that Jesus was and is in your corner? Did you worship Him then? Has Jesus repeatedly told you to not be afraid? Has He said, "It is I?" When Jesus says to you, "don't be afraid", it's not mere empty words. He says it because He has you no matter what you see around you.

He Has NO Hold On You

John 14:30

30I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of the world is coming. He has no hold on me,


Jesus told the disciples many times that He would not be with them for long, though they didn't understand. At times it may have even sounded like Jesus played charades because he did not always use the same name for Satan each time but the prince of the world is Satan. Jesus was bold in his statement that the prince has no hold on him. For who can hold the Son of God? Who can hold the one who was Spirit along next to God creating the earth? Did you know that if you are in Christ, the prince of the world has no hold on you? He only has hold on those who dare not to be connected to Christ and find all their value in the world because it then that they are weak and the prince takes over. But those in Christ have the power and ability to defeat the prince with one word. That word is Jesus. When in Christ, crying out the name of Jesus and saying help me is the code red for rescue. When in Christ and God's word and daily communication with Him, you stomp on the head of the prince of the world. When in Christ, you show the prince he has NO hold on you. Even if you stumble, because you know the one who can redeem you and repent, the prince still has no hold. You slip right through his fingers.


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