Christmas is a time to stop fearing. I've been fearful lately. I've talked to many of you who have been fearful lately. But do you know what the most common command in the Bible is? That's right: Fear not. In the KJV, the phrase occurs 63 times. That's almost once per book (though actually, it's mostly concentrated in a few books, especially Isaiah and the gospels). We have much that we think we need to be fearful about — the future, the past, the action of angels and demons and men and God's providence, and the list goes on and on. But the command remains, angular and impossible to explain away. Don't fear! And the reasons for not fearing swirl like snowflakes around the grand truth of Luke 2, which is that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea. Believe it, and accept the imperative that His birth carries with it. If you believe that on Christmas day there was born a savior in the city of David and that His name is Christ, the Lord, then you may not live in fear. You must not live in fear. Loveless, joyless fear is totally inappropriate for everyone for whom this Savior came.
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Caleb Nelson grew up in Ft. Collins, CO. Born into a Christian home, where he eventually became the eldest of 11 children, he has been a lifelong Presbyterian. He professed faith at the age of six, and was homeschooled through high school. He then attended Patrick Henry College...