Fear Sells

By Rob Pue

Galatians 6:9, “And let us not grow weary in well doing, for in due season, we shall reap, if we faint not.” I confess today that I’m tired, I’m weary. But I haven’t grown weary in well doing. In fact, that’s what gives me the power and strength to get up every day and press on. But I’m very tired and weary of the biblical illiteracy and lack of knowledge of the Lord and His ways that so many who claim His name demonstrate all the time.

Jesus told us not to worry. Scripture tells us over and over again to “fear not.” Yet, so many professing Christians have become professional worriers. In fact, they seem to crave conflict, civil war and division. Perhaps they just crave justice, but as I look at my 24/7 news feeds from many different alternative media news sources, I’m weary of all the fear mongering, all the doom and gloom, “apocalyptic” and end-of-the-world headlines that I come across — headlines that Christians can’t help but be drawn to, as they feed their fearful hearts.