"You don't have to fear the king of Babylon. Your fears are for nothing. I'm on your side, ready to save and deliver you from anything he might do." ~Jeremiah 42:11, MSG
After Israel got taken into exile by the Babylonians, things were pretty messy in the province of the Promised Land. The governor that the King had appointed got assassinated, and the productivity that had been flourishing thanks to the poor was put to a halt. The officers and the people asked Jeremiah for instructions from the Lord as to what they were supposed to do. They wanted to go to Egypt, but they wanted to know if God wanted them there. They promised Jeremiah that if he would ask God what He wanted, they would do it.
God told them to stay in the land. "I will plant you in this land" (v10) and then the above verse - "you don't have to be afraid, I will deliver you." He then warns the people that if they go to Egypt, everything they feared would happen to them.
Unfortunately, the people stubbornly decided to go to Egypt, where they died. They decided not to listen to God's promise for them, they decided to choose their own way. They ended up dying for it, living in fear and dying. (v17)
God has given you a promise as well. He promises to be with you, and to satisfy the desires of your heart - the desires that He gives, the desires that bring life. If you find God and stay where He wants you to, go where He tells you to, then you don't have to be afraid. You are on God's side, and He is ready to rescue you because He loves you. Step out in faith and do what you're afraid to do, stay where the mess is, if that's what God's telling you, don't seek out a comfort zone, because God can easily tear that down. If you are on God's side, then there's nothing to fear.
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