{"id":2286,"date":"2020-07-10T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=2286"},"modified":"2020-06-25T12:38:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T17:38:13","slug":"when-was-the-last-time-god-told-you-not-to-be-afraid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2020\/07\/10\/when-was-the-last-time-god-told-you-not-to-be-afraid\/","title":{"rendered":"WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME GOD TOLD YOU NOT TO BE AFRAID?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cLast night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me and said, \u2018Do not be afraid, Paul.\u2019\u201d (Acts 27:23-24a NIV)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every day God says, “Do not be afraid.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul is on his fourth mission trip.  This trip leads him to Rome.  Paul\u2019s journey is not a planned one.  His journey includes a shipwreck, 2 year imprisonment and house arrest.  He shares the good news of Jesus everywhere he goes to whoever he is with at the time.  God tells him at the beginning of his trip, \u201cDo not be afraid\u201d (vs. 24).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

God\u2019s most repeated command: \u201cDo not be afraid.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most repeated command in the Bible is \u201cDo Not Be Afraid.\u201d   The words appear over 70 times in the NIV.  Typically, the next thing God does is act:<\/p>\n\n\n\n