How Knowing God Changes our Perspective on Fear…

The maxim of illusory religion runs: “Fear not; trust in God and he will see that none of these things you fear will happen,” but that of real religion, on the contrary, is: “Fear not’ the things that you are afraid of are quite likely to happen to you, but they are nothing to be afraid of.” –– Scottish Philosopher John MacMurray

Americans Scared of the Future?

According to CNN, a national poll suggests that two-thirds of Americans are scared about the way things are going in the U.S. Not only are Americans scared, the pollster is scared about their scaredness:

“It’s scary how many Americans admit they are scared,” said Keating Holland, CNN’s polling director.

What’s the appropriate Christian response to the way things are going in the world? The sermon attached provides some biblical insight.