Why should we be afraid when we are in the hands of God?

Why  should we be afraid   when we are in the hands of God?
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To be honest, the daily news that arrive at our ears and eyes through social media are not fit to be welcomed, they are so frightening and threatening.

They take us into a world full of
terrorism, natural disasters, war and many other threats.

Our advanced technology in   weather forecasting frighten us with  tornadoes and hurricanes weeks in advance.

The moment we wake up in the morning, we are deluged with troublesome political and social news, which affect us negatively throughout the day.

Even in this troublesome world
we can enjoy a very peaceful life if only we keep our Lord's words in our mind throughout our life.

Jesus has said,

“I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)

Jesus never said that we wouldn’t have problems,

But He has assured us that we can experience peace if we stay close to Him amidst the problems.

If we remain close to Him we will be convinced that the sufferings in this world are nothing when compared with the sufferings He underwent for us.

He suffered as amendment for our sins. If we too do the same we cooperate with Him for our. benefit, amendment for our sins. The more we suffer, the more our sins are amended.

If our mind rests in Him, we will enjoy a peace which cannot be disturbed by this world.

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"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though it’s waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult." (Psalm 46:1-3)

What we call natural calamities are only events of nature which happen according to the laws of nature, made by God.

Why  should we be afraid of such events when we are in the hands of God, who is our strength?

If we see them through the eyes of our Faith in God we can understand that they can do us no harm.

An operation is done to a patient by the doctor who treats him.

It may be painful, but it is intended for his cure.

So he accepts it whole heartedly.

If we really believe that God is our loving Father who cannot intend any harm to us, we will accept whatever He gives us.

As per our Faith we have been created, not for permanent life in this world, but for eternal life in the next world with God.

So whatever happens to us happens according to the will of God.

Even if meet with death in an earthquake we need not fear as it will unite us with God for eternal bliss.

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"Save us, Lord; we are perishing!” (Matthew 8:25)

Jesus was in the boat with the disciples during a storm at sea.

As He was asleep during the storm, the disciples panicked and woke Him up with the words, "Save us, Lord; we are perishing."

Jesus calmed the sea.

Here we have two considerations.

If the Faith of the Apostles had been strong they would not have panicked, because they were with Almighty God.

Though their Faith was weak, at least they had enough of Faith to approach God in times of need.

When we are in trouble, we need not worry about it because God is with us.

If our Faith is strong we won't worry even if the whole world is against us.

Let us remember the Apostles of Jesus if our Faith is weak.

All of us have come from families.

We know that parents give more care to weak children than to strong ones.

Weak children seek their parents' help  more than strong ones, just because they are weak.

Surely parents give more attention to their weak children.

If our faith is weak we need not lose heart on that account.

With the Apostles let us raise our hearts to our Saviour and say, "Save us, Lord".

Our repeated prayer will have it's effect.

Jesus will see that our Faith grows stronger.

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"I am with you always, to the close of the age.” (Matthew 28:20)

Jesus says, "I am with you."

'I am' reminds me the words God said to Moses, "I am who I am". 

Jesus is God.

God is always with us.

When our Creator is always with us we can be sure that we are always safe.

When a mechanic makes a car and gives it to another person for use the car may meet with irreparable damages as the user does not know car mechanism.

But if the maker is the user the car will be safe as he knows every detail about the car and he knows how to use it safely.

When our Creator ,who knows us through and through, is with us we need not fear of any harm.

We are quite safe in the hands of God who is always with us.

Why should we fear anything when we are in the hands of our loving and Almighty  Father?

Lourdu Selvam.