Fear brings torment, vexing sore
Faith generates peace more and more
Fear unsettles and troubles in the night
Faith is that shining hope gleaming bright.
Fear stirs up the troubled breast
From faith emerges calm and rest
Fear causes doubt and breeds defeat
Faith advances and never retreats.
Fear says that problem is too great for me
Faith trains our eyes on Jesus to see
Fear confuses and perplexes the mind
Faith makes the way much easier to find.
Fear causes panic and much disarray
Faith is our hope, our safety and stay
Fear makes monsters out of mere shadows
Faith is that light that grows and glows.
Fear causes mistrust and unbelief
Faith is the victory that brings relief
Fear views in every situation only adversity
Faith looks beyond and sees an opportunity.
Fear causes rush and misguided thought
Faith says in God’s time; be not distraught
Fear says cannot happen, not now not ever
Faith advertises in Jesus I endeavour.
Fear says I am done I don’t have a chance
Faith says God will give the victory dance
Fear says God has no time for you or me
But faith in God makes the devil flee.
Two opposing forces very real in the world
Fear and faith both highlighted in God’s word
They both represent choices we often make
Better to choose faith and fear forsake.
The origin of fear was in the Garden of Eden
When our fore parents obeyed that despicable heathen
Suddenly they recognized that they were naked
And from the presence of God they both had fled.
But in the same chapter, yes, in Genesis three
God revealed His plan to set the captive free
Just after fear faith had arrived on the scene
In that scripture reference at Genesis 3 verse 15.
A mortal blow to fear’s head in time to come
To be delivered by Jesus God’s begotten Son
In so doing he would receive a bruise to his heel
So that now in faith to him we can appeal.
The source of fear is our adversary, the devil
He uses this force to make us do his will
But faith says trust God and do what He says
And He’ll be our shield to the end of our days.
Fear not the devil or what he can do
Have faith in God who will see you through
There is no power besides God; don’t be misled
Even the power Satan usurps comes from the Godhead.
Have faith in God! Have faith in God!
Do not be deceived by Satan the fraud
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And bid Satan and fear from you depart!
Stewart Russell © 2017
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