"Do Not Be Afraid" 
I love the nativity stories, the story of Jesus’ birth and announcement of His coming.
One of the
reasons I love the stories of Jesus’ birth, in Matthew is that an angel, a
messenger from Abba Father, appeared to Joseph, after he had found out that
Mary, his wife was pregnant and was considering divorcing her, because he knew
that he had not slept with her. Then an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph
and the first thing the angel says to him is “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid”…… Because Abba Father knew
what Joseph was considering and wanted Joseph to not be afraid.
Matthew 1:20
20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to
take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy
Spirit.
In Luke Abba Father sends
another angel, (We do not know if this is the same angel that He sent to
Joseph), to Zechariah to let him know that his wife would bare him a son. The
first thing the angel says to Zechariah is: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah”……. Abba Father doesn’t want Zechariah
to be afraid either and He doesn’t want us to be afraid, for these words are
written for us as well.
Luke 1:11-13
11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at
the right side of the altar of incense. 12 When Zechariah saw him, he
was startled and was gripped with fear. 13
Then
Abba Father sends His angel Gabriel to Mary, to tell her all of which is about
to happened to her and about her relative, and once again the angel tells her: “Do not be afraid.” But this time he
also says to Mary: “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with
you.” And also “You have found favor with God.” How amazing are these words,
for they are not just for Mary but for us as well. Yes you are highly favored. Abba
loves all His Children and everyone of them are highly favored not just Mary
for there are so many Scriptures in the Bible that back this up.
Luke 1:28-30
28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly
favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of
greeting this might be. 30 But the angel
said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.”
I pray that you would now our heavenly Father’s Shalom peace and His
amazing love, and that
you would know that you are highly favored in the eyes of our Father. I also
pray that you would have a blessed week full of His abundance of grace. In
Jesus name I pray. Hallelujah and Amen.
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