"Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it." ~Isaiah 8:12, NIV
Y'know how Paul reminds us that we are not of this world, and the God's people should not be doing the same things that the world is doing? It wasn't a new, revolutionary concept. As the verse above demonstrates, God said this even to Isaiah.
Don't do what these people do. And don't be afraid of the things they are afraid of. Death? No fear. Suffering? Doesn't Peter (or was it James? Paul?) say that suffering is a blessing from God? Losing everything valuable to us? God asks us to lay it all down before Him anyways.
God gives His people the strength, patience, and courage we need to face our fears. He gave it to Isaiah. He gave it to Paul. And He'll give it to you, if you let Him.
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