Main Thought
Where do you feel safest? With whom do you feel safest; or, what kind of circumstances make you feel safe? The call to follow Jesus can be a very difficult one at times. Every Christian will be opposed in some way: by society, by the Enemy, by other people, and even by ourselves. Where can we find safety in the midst of all this opposition? The safest place to be is in the will of God! His loving presence can comfort us in our troubles. He can empower us and embolden us to love Him and love others. He can guide us forward. If we’ll follow Jesus, instead of giving into fear, we’ll discover that we are safe in His will.
Main Passages
29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” 31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
- Acts 4:29-31 NIV
27 The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest. 28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.” 29 Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!”
- Acts 5:27-29 NIV
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17-19 NIV
Discussion Questions
One particular fear that the Bible us about is the “fear of man.” (Proverbs 29:25.) How would you define “the fear of man?” How can it affect us?
How can knowing God make us feel safe in the face of our greatest fears?
What’s one thing you need courage or faith from God to do?