In my morning Bible reading, I came across John
20:19. It says, “Then, the same day at
evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the
disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the
midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
I’ve read this passage on several occasions, but today it
struck me differently. In the midst of
our fear, Jesus will come and STAND! He
knows our fears and sometimes He has to come and stand up in them so we can see
who really is greater; our fear or His peace.
He is always greater than our fear.
Because when He stands, He brings peace. I have battled for a long time
in my life with fears of failure and success. I’ve learned to fight it and
still move forward. But sometimes fear
rears its head and I have to fight it off again. I’ll have to add this new revelation of this
Scripture to my arsenal of weapons against fear.
Another new revelation for me in this passage is about
the doors being shut because of fear.
The disciples shut themselves up in the room because they were
afraid. No one forced them in the room
and shut the door. It was all them. I started to think about how many doors I
shut because I was afraid. “No, I don’t
want to take on that project.” “No thank
you on that new opportunity.” Wow! Missed chances to grow and more importantly
missed chances for God to do an amazing work in my life. Well, that’s all changed and as I continue to
move forward and fear arises, I’ll be reminded that Jesus will come and stand
in the midst of my fear and give me peace.
My doors are wide open!
I pray the same for you!
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