Fear is the absence of Faith. Fear does not mean you are not a believer. But let’s face it, it does mean you don’t believe God in this particular circumstance. You may even think He has left you on your own at this particular time! Again, this is the tendency of the natural man/woman.

How many times, from the front of the Bible to the back of the Book, has God said “Fear not….!” FEAR NOT or some variation thereof. There is no more all encompassing promise from Father than what God said in Joshua 1:9 – “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Even Christians would say something like “well sure, Joshua is God’s General and leader of the Israelites!” That is true. But time and again, we are told and know instinctively (if you’re a child of God”) that the Bible was given for our instruction. We either believe it is “God-breathed” or it is a book of fairy tales!  The choice is yours. But remember that if you and I make the wrong choice, the blessings are short-circuited!

If a nominal Christian would not accept the Old Testament word to Joshua above, how about the Word of Jesus in the New Testament? The most literal English Translations of the Bible are the New American Standard (NAS) and the English Standard Version (ESV).

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This week, the A & E Reality Series “DUCK DYNASTY” became the most watched television show in America – on both network AND cable TV! It blew out anything else on NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox and all the other well-known cable nets like USA, TBS etc. The viewership of the Bearded Dudes from Da Bayou of Monroe, Louisiana has been rising steadily since February. This past week, it more than doubled the viewership of the perennial ratings giant – American Idol!

So why is a show about a family of self-confessed “rednecks”, who don’t shave and live faithfully and happily with their God-given wives; shoot guns and thank Jesus for their food so popular? I will tell you why – this is how the average traditional-minded American lives (or wished that he/she lived)! The Duck Dynasty concept is based on the true lives of the Robertson family, who worked hard, prayed hard and played by the rules. As a result, they did build it! They built a million dollar business based on selling one hand-made custom-made duck call, at a time!

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