DCLM Daily Manna 2025: DCLM Daily Manna 16 July 2025: Question Your Fears
Text: Luke 24:36-53 (KJV)
Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, “Peace to you.” 37 But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. 38 And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.”
40 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. 41 But while they still did not believe for joy, and marveled, He said to them, “Have you any food here?” 42 So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish [b]and some honeycomb. 43 And He took it and ate in their presence.
44 Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” 45 And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.
46 Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 And you are witnesses of these things. 49 Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”
50 And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. 51 Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven. 52 And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God. Amen.
KEY VERSE: (Luke 24:38) And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? And why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
In his sermon on Needless Fears of 11 June 1874, Charles Spurgeon noted that many believers are apprehensive about calamities they will never experience and crossing bridges that do not exist. Such people allow fear to rule their minds and determine their fate. According to Webster’s Dictionary, fear is ‘an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by expectation or awareness of danger’. The origin of the phenomenon of fear dates back to the fall of Adam in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:10). This is why the Bible says, “The wicked flee when no man pursueth” (Proverbs 28:1) and that fear has torment (1 John 4:18-20).
There are times when our fears are baseless, arising from the figments of our imaginations and negative thought patterns, as evidenced in our text today. After the crucifixion of Christ, the disciples locked themselves behind closed doors, thinking all was lost. They were afraid when the risen Christ appeared to comfort and reassure them. They thought they had seen a ghost. Christ rebuked and blessed them, and they were full of ‘great joy’ (Luke 24:52).
Today, many people, including believers, live in fear. Fear of abandonment and failure, or decrease during economic recession. Some believers are apprehensive of losing their salvation or of persecution if they share their Christian convictions. The list is endless. If we question our fears and weigh them on the scale of the word of God, we would find no reason to entertain such negative worries.
Every challenge we face is covered by the promise of God in the Bible. (2 Timothy 1:7) says, “God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” As we fight fear with faith, we should hold on to the promise of God. “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed: for I am thy God… I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness” (Isaiah 41:10).
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The 365 “Fear Nots” in the Bible cover us each for each day of the year.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Chronicles 12-15
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