Deuteronomy 7:21 Do not be terrified by them, for the Lord your God, Who is among you, is a great and awesome God.
(The Lord tells us repeatedly not to fear, that, because of who we are in Him, we have nothing to fear. Even though the enemy's forces may be aligned against us,
the Lord unalterably commands us not to fall into fear.
The Lord tells us He has led us to this place in our lives today,
and, like the Israelites of old who looked into the Promised Land and saw it filled with enemies seemingly more powerful than they, this place where we are today may look formidable and frightening.
But He doesn't stop at the entrance to the new land that is unfamiliar and terrifying, completely different from anything we have known. He says He will lead us into the midst of whatever lies before us and give us victory in the situation. He gives us the opportunity in this new place today, even though it may be a threatening and uncomfortable place, to put our trust in Him and to focus on Him and on His unbeatable and unmatched power to protect and sustain us.
He assures us today that He Himself is with us, that His mighty Presence abides with us here in this place.)
