Devotion Booklets for Seasons of the Church Year 2016 | Page 19

Friday—December 9th

Do Not Fear! Your God Will Come
Isaiah 35:1-4
Two little boys like to dress up as superheroes in their home. Their mother has made capes and
little masks that the boys can wear. The boys pretend that with their cape and mask they have
super speed, super strength, and super smarts. They invent enemies that are stealing their toys
or hiding in their room, and with the flowing cape, they rush in to save the day.

Those same boys cry out to their parents in the middle of the night, because the battery on
their nightlights has burned out and their room is now completely dark. Now they are afraid –
their capes are hanging up on their door, but they are afraid to get out of bed. “The monsters
will get us,” they cry. How different the boys are during the day! They have no fear. At night,
they are afraid to get out of their beds.
We too know fear. What are you afraid of? Getting everything ready before Christmas?
Getting your schoolwork done on time? Getting through the season without a loved one? If
only we had super smarts and strength to plow through our fears. But, I do not have a cape
hanging on my door, and you probably don’t either. Regardless of the masks we try to wear,
there are things that frighten us, in the day and in the night.

Listen to the Prophet Isaiah speak concerning our fears: Say to those with fearful hearts, “Be
strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution
he will come to save you.”
God answers our fears with his promises. You God will come… he will save you. Our God will
come to save us from this world of sin and death and sadness, and take us to his Heavenly
Home. Our faith trusts in the promises of God, and what a promise he gives us here!
Our God will not leave us alone to handle our fears. Our God will not ignore us. Our God will
come to strengthen our feeble hands, weak knees, and worried hearts with the promise of
God’s love in Christ our Savior.
PRAYER:
Holy Spirit, bring your comfort into our homes and lives through Your Word of promise.
Remind us of God’s strength and support during our fearful moment. Help us to look for the
coming of our Savior. Amen.
ACTIVITY:
Ask them what kind of superhero they would like to dress up as. Mention each superheroes
kryptonite or weakness. Describe the security we have knowing that Jesus is on our side, and
has no weaknesses!

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