Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.Don’t be afraid because of them, for I am with you to rescue you,” says Yahweh.Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.Be not afraid because of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.
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… For me, it's this. It's Jeremiah chapter 1, verses 4 through 9. Then the word of the Lord came to me saying, by the way, I didn't make this up myself. Some men at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, back in the, I think 1980 it was, I didn't even know they were going to do this. They got up, they walked over in the prayer meeting, and they laid hands on me. It startled me. It actually scared me. I was the youngest guy in the room. Everybody in there is 70, 80, 90 years old. And there's only 15 guys in there. And they got up. And I never prayed out loud in those prayer meetings because I stuttered so bad. But I went to those Saturday night prayer meetings. And this is what happened. One guy by the name of Phil Anderson got up and he put his hands on me and then the rest of the guys followed him and he quotes this. Let me tell you, listen. …
… to preach the gospel, but it also motivates you that you can't keep your mouth shut when they're wanting to do injustice to little innocent kids, right? And so Jeremiah 1.8, be not afraid of their faces for I am with thee to deliver thee. Jeremiah 1 17, tell them, this is one that speaks to me all the time, tell them everything I tell you to say, do not be afraid of them or I will make you look foolish in front of them. Here's Jeremiah 20. And then I said, I will not make mention of him nor speak in his name anymore. But his word was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones and I could not stay quiet. Exodus 23, neither shall you follow the multitude in doing evil. There will be a multitude. They will be doing evil. And you're supposed to be the stick in the mud. It's just part of the package, right? This is the deciding. God is, I mean, if you were God and you wanted to populate heaven with people that loved you, right? …
… And whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the Lord. So, cross 26, hear this. Don't undersell your age. Rise above the world's low expectation for 20-somethings. Take a risk in faith, like Jeremiah. Find a clear calling from God and do it. How about love? There's a young David. 1 Samuel chapter 17 Goliath issued the challenge and neither Saul nor any other Israelite soldier responded to the call and then David heard the need he didn't dream this up David didn't say I want to fight a giant David heard a need and he dared to volunteer Listen for needs. Seek to fulfill needs, even if it's dangerous. David was willing to die to his own safety and comfort and convenience to help others. Esther would be an example of such love as well. How about conduct? We'd go to Titus. Very similar to our main point here, Titus 2.7. Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works. …