Thank you, Pauline! Yes, we do definitely need to speak the truth, and to warn, and respectfully not comply with any ungodly demands. The fear of man is a snare, and what can man do to us, anyhow!
God has promised to supply all our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

As I’ve written here before, Our Pastor last week preached all of Psalm 91, but camped on v 2.
He mentioned many things that could cause us to be fearful (snakes, spiders,etc – and we could certainly add: questionable vaccines, nefarious mandates, questionable election practices, chaos in Afghanistan, cruelty to our children in numerous areas…).
But each time he mentioned one of these, he thundered “NO! I will say of the LORD, HE is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust!” …and He will light our path…

He encouraged us to say it often (after all, our Creator only spoke His word, and it was so: the heavens and the earth, and everything in them appeared), and faith comes by hearing the Word of God!

So, as Mr Solberg said today, let’s just dwell in our unchanging Rock, let the Sword of His Word encourage us, calm our fears (as Jesus’ “Peace, be still” calmed the storm), and even as the Israelites were told in 2 Chr 20, let HIM fight our battles, as we thank Him for His steadfast love which endures forever.

Perhaps the answer is, again, to be much less aware of the awful wind and waves around us – our Good Shepherd is certainly well aware of them (obviously, as the One who has all authority in heaven and on earth, He allowed all of it, a la Job). Instead, depending on His unending grace and mercy, may we turn our hearts to the very Way, Truth, and Life, give our fears to Him, and trust that, as we obey Him, make disciples of all the nations, baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to obey all His commands – here a little, there a little, always with our focus on Jesus, who He is, what He has promised, and what He has done in the past – that He will bring us THROUGH all these valleys of the shadow of death.

So, when fear or anxiety taunts us, just say “NO! I will say of the LORD, HE is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust!”
So, say NO to fear (that’s God most frequently given command, anyway). “NO! I will say of the LORD, HE is my refuge and my fortress; my God,in Him I will trust!”

Very well said.