No Fear!

I love movies. I especially love movies from days gone by; movies that tell stories; stories that, somehow, I wish I could have been a part of. I recently watched the movie King Arthur for the second time. This time around, as much as I liked many things about the movie, there was one line that spoke volumes to me. At one point in the movie, when his faith in God was called into question, Arthur calmly remarked, “No man fears to kneel before the God he trusts.”
Have you ever asked yourself, “Why don’t I pray more often?”, “Why don’t I take more of my problems to God?” Could it be that there is still a fear that lingers in the remotest part of our minds; a fear that we aren’t good enough; a fear that we’ve somehow disappointed God; a fear that He can’t help us in this specific situation or, even worse, that maybe He’s just too busy to deal with us or has little or no interest in our lives. While all these thoughts are simply not realistic when it comes to our relationship with our Creator, in these situations I think it will serve each of us well to remember the words of King Arthur, “No man fears to kneel before the God he trusts.” We must reach a point in our lives when we are not afraid to approach the throne of God in any situation. Yes, we should maintain a “fear” or “respect” for God but not a fear birthed in our own lack of trust. But rather a respect for who God is, what He has done and for what He can and will do.
We must not and we will not fear the God in whom we genuinely trust and love with all of our heart, with all our soul and with all of our mind!