When fear becomes a coat that we wear, then we have nothing. Life as it should be, becomes an illusion. When men in their ignorance, in their selfish and many times opportunistic and hateful persuasions, seek to distill fear to us so that we may breathe in fear’s vapors, then who can we run to, where can we hide, how can we protect our children?

The innocent perish daily. This week, in the wake of the attacks in Brussels, in the memory of Paris, in memory of San Bernardino killings and in the memory of those lost in the genocidal wars being carried out in Syria, Iraq, and around the world, my prayer is for us, who are alive and witness these horrors,  to rest in the arms of One who is greater than fear.

During this week of the Passion, we remember His sacrifice. We remember the murder of our Lord, who signified purity, love and all that was and is good. Yet, He suffered so much. And the price He paid, is for this very reason- that in the midst of the fear being perpetuated on us- that we have a hope. He looked fear in its face and laughed at it. Fear had no hold on Him. He faced death, conquered it and rose triumphantly over it!

Fear wants us live in torment because life has always been fragile. These events just emphasize just how fragile it truly is. We understand life is but a vapor. We know that all we hold dear to us can be lost in a moment.What then should be our response? Simply this…. WE LIVE! Let us trust in the Living God. The One who made the heavens and the earth. He is able to see us through. And He has given us the blueprint to overcome fear.

And better yet, once we know the salvation of the Lord, our lives would be fueled by this scripture in John 11:25- “Yeshua said to her, “I AM THE LIVING GOD, The Resurrection and The Life; whoever trusts in me, even if he dies, he shall live.” (Aramaic Bible)

I pray His peace be on us as we meditate on His covering and know that in spite of the rampage of the spirit of fear, Our GOD has defeated fear and all its minions. He has given us a Hope that is greater than life. That though our bodies may perish, we have a hope beyond the grave. Let us seek after God that we may dwell in His presence in earth and in the promise to come. I am reminded of this promise in Psalm 91.

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”
Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence.
He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.

You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day, nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you. Only with your eyes shall you look, and see the reward of the wicked.

Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone. You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.”