2 Kings 6:16

Fear not. How often the Lord speaks to His children these reassuring words! In the sojourn of life the people of God often find themselves in situations that would cause them to be uncertain and afraid, but God makes His presence known and speaks words of courage and hope (see Gen. 15:1; 46:3; Ex. 14:13; Num. 14:9; Deut. 1:21; Isa. 43:1; Luke 12:32). As long as God’s people are on earth, difficulties will arise and dangers will need to be met. Satan will do his utmost to cause the righteous to give way to doubt and fear, but through the mist of uncertainty and doubt the voice of the Lord still comes to us clear and assuring: “Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:27).

Are more. When a man of God is surrounded by the enemies of the Lord, he may always have the assurance that the strength that is with him is infinitely greater than the strength of the enemy. When the armies of Sennacherib surrounded the city of Jerusalem and demanded surrender, Hezekiah spoke to his people a similar message of courage (2 Chron. 32:7, 8). The weakest child of God, seemingly alone and forsaken on earth, need never be afraid of all the forces the enemy may send against him. With God on his side he is more than a match for the mightiest hosts of evil.