Daily Inspiration

Jesus said to the Twelve: “Fear no one. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. But whoever denies me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father.”—Matthew 10:26-33

Fear is a favorite tool of the enemy, used to keep us from the blessings God has bestowed upon us. The easiest way to dispel fear is to place your trust in the Father. Every flap of the bee’s wing, every twist of the tree’s leaves, is known by God. Every beat of your heart and breath you take was planned by Him from before time. So what is to fear?

I wish all the dads out there a blessed and peaceful Father’s Day. Oddly enough, Fatherhood was the one thing that frightened me the most, but as it always is with God, what I feared the most has been filled with an overabundance of blessings. Thanks be to God, to my wife, and my kids for bringing fullness, not fear.

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