No Fear, God Is With Us

October 06, 2025

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 (ESV)

We all have been afraid of something at some point in life. When we were children, we may have been afraid of the dark or the infamous boogie man or host of other things. Even as we have grown fears have followed us in our lives, and although we may no longer be afraid of the dark or the boogie man, there are some things that still make us fearful. We may be afraid to move on and try new things or of taking chances because of the fear of failure. Fear can cause us to be stuck and stagnant and not move in any direction. Fear can freeze us right where we are if we allow fear to take over our lives. When we trust and have faith in The Lord, we really do not have anything to fear, because we know The Lord will take care of us. The Scripture reminds us, fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. I encourage you today not to fear anything because The Lord is with you. You may be facing a scary situation in your life, but you do not have to fear because The Lord is right there with you. You do not have to be dismayed because of what you are facing and wonder how it will work out for you, but just trust that The Lord is with you, and He will not leave you as you are going through. Not only will The Lord see you through, but He will give you the strength you need to make it through. God will not have you weak in any situation you face in your life, because He wants to strengthen you by His powerful right hand. The Lord is with you, and He will help you when it seems like all help is gone. The Lord will help you in the valley and on the mountain tops of life, and He will never leave you alone. When you fall, He will pick you up with His powerful right hand of righteousness, and dust you off, and give you what you need to go on. I will not fear or be dismayed anymore of anything no matter what I am facing in life, because I know The Lord is with me, strengthening, helping, holding, protecting, covering and blessing me along the way. Since fear will not overtake me and I am putting all my trust in God, I am confident. "It's My Year To Get My Thing From My God!"

Prayer:

Lord, thank you for reminding me that I have no need to fear what I face because you are with me. Keep and cover me with your powerful right hand and lead me in the paths that you have designed just for me. I love you Lord. In Jesus Name Amen.

Be Inspired, Rev. Dr. Stephen W. Pogue, Pastor
Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church
Mount Vernon, NY