Questions About Fear & Anxiety
Bible Studies on Fear & Anxiety
When I Am Afraid, I Trust
Written when Philistines seized David in Gath, this psalm demonstrates how to respond to fear with faith. It contains the memorable declaration: "When...
6 min readFear Not, I Am with You
God challenges the nations and their idols to present their case. Israel need not fearâGod has chosen her, will uphold her, and will make her victor...
5 min readThe LORD Is My Light
David expresses confident trust in God as his light and salvation, longing above all to dwell in God's presence and encouraging others to wait for the...
6 min readHe Who Dwells in the Shelter of the Most High
One of the most beloved psalms of protection, promising divine shelter for those who make the Lord their refuge. The psalm's comprehensive promises ha...
6 min readMy Help Comes from the LORD
Psalm 121 is one of the most beloved psalms of trust, assuring us that God keeps watch over His people without sleeping or slumbering.
5 min readThe Sermon on the Mount: Kingdom Practices
Jesus teaches on private spiritual disciplinesâgiving, prayer, and fastingâand warns against serving money. He calls His followers to trust the Fa...
7 min readWarnings, Parables, and Watchfulness
Jesus warns against hypocrisy and the fear of man, teaching that God knows everything and cares even for sparrows. Through parables of the rich fool a...
7 min readGod My Shield
David cries out to God when surrounded by enemies during Absalom's rebellion, yet finds peace knowing that the LORD is his shield, sustainer, and salv...
5 min readGod Is Our Refuge and Strength
One of the most beloved psalms, celebrating God as refuge and strength even when the earth gives way, concluding with the command to be still and know...
5 min readAwake, Awake, O Zion
God calls His people to remember their heritage and take courage. The chapter proclaims comfort to the afflicted and announces the good news of salvat...
5 min readThe Death of John the Baptist and Feeding of Five Thousand
Herod beheads John the Baptist after a rash oath. Jesus withdraws but is followed by crowds. He feeds five thousand with five loaves and two fish, wal...
7 min readIsrael's Rebellion and God's Judgment
Numbers 14 records Israel's fearful rejection of the Promised Land, God's threat to destroy them, Moses' intercession, the sentence of forty years' wa...
8 min readThe Lord is My Shepherd
The most beloved Psalm in Scripture reveals God as our caring Shepherd who provides, protects, and guides us through every season of life.
9 min readTaste and See That the LORD Is Good
David praises God for delivering him from fear, inviting others to taste God's goodness and learn the fear of the LORD that leads to life.
7 min readBetrayed by a Friend
David's anguished prayer when someone close betrayed himâpossibly Ahithophel who sided with Absalom. This psalm captures the unique pain of broken t...
6 min readRejection, Mission, and Miracles
Jesus is rejected in His hometown of Nazareth, sends out the Twelve with authority, learns of John the Baptist's death, feeds five thousand with five ...
8 min readCrossing the Red Sea
Exodus 14 narrates one of Scripture's most dramatic momentsâthe crossing of the Red Sea. Trapped between Pharaoh's army and the waters, Israel witne...
6 min readMoses's Final Charge and Joshua's Commission
Moses prepares for death by commissioning Joshua, commanding Scripture reading every seven years, and writing a song of witness.
5 min readJoshua's Commission to Lead Israel
After Moses's death, God commissions Joshua to lead Israel into the Promised Land, commanding strength and obedience to the law.
5 min readGideon's Call
Midianite oppression devastates Israel; the angel of the LORD calls the fearful Gideon, who tests God with a fleece.
6 min readDeliver Me from Evil Men
Psalm 140 is David's urgent plea for protection from violent and scheming enemies who set traps and stir up conflict.
5 min readJesus' Authority Over Disease, Nature, and Demons
Jesus demonstrates His divine authority through a series of mighty worksâhealing a leper, a centurion's servant, and Peter's mother-in-law, calming ...
7 min readRejoice in the Lord Always
Paul calls for unity, rejoicing, and prayer instead of anxiety. Think on whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely. He has learned contentment in a...
4 min readHumble Yourselves
Peter's final chapter addresses elders with pastoral instruction, calls all to humility and trust in God, warns about the devil's schemes, and closes ...
6 min readThe Revelation of Jesus Christ
John receives a vision on Patmos of the glorified Christ walking among seven golden lampstands. Jesus is the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, ...
6 min readThe Twelve Spies and the Majority Report
Numbers 13 recounts the sending of twelve spies into Canaan, their forty-day exploration, the abundant fruit they bring back, and the divided report t...
7 min readElijah at Horeb
Jezebel threatens Elijah's life, and he flees into the wilderness, asking to die. An angel sustains him for a forty-day journey to Horeb, where God sp...
5 min readElisha and Syria's Blindness
Elisha makes an axe head float, reveals Syrian ambushes to Israel's king, and is surrounded by Syrian forces at Dothan. He prays to open his servant's...
5 min readDo Not Cast Me Away When I Am Old
An elderly believer's prayer combining lifelong trust with anxiety about aging. The psalmist looks back on God's faithfulness from the womb while plea...
6 min readJesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles
Jesus commissions His twelve apostles with authority and instructions for their mission. He warns of persecution, calls for fearless witness, and teac...
8 min readParables and Power Over the Storm
Jesus teaches the crowds in parablesâthe Sower, the Lamp, the Growing Seed, and the Mustard Seedâexplaining that the Kingdom grows mysteriously bu...
8 min readPower Over Demons, Disease, and Death
Jesus demonstrates comprehensive authority: He delivers a man possessed by a legion of demons, heals a woman who touched His garment after twelve year...
8 min readThe Way, the Truth, and the Life
Jesus comforts His troubled disciples with promises of heaven, the Father's house, and His return. He declares, "I am the way, the truth, and the life...
7 min readDeliver Me from My Enemies
Written when Saul sent men to watch David's house to kill him, this psalm cries out for rescue from those who lie in wait. David's distress becomes a ...
6 min readIsaac and the Philistines
Genesis 26 focuses entirely on Isaac, recounting his sojourn among the Philistines, his struggles over wells, and God's reaffirmation of the covenant ...
6 min readA Holy People Set Apart
Deuteronomy 7 commands complete separation from Canaanite nations, explains why Israel must destroy idolatrous peoples, and assures them of God's fait...
6 min readUnless the LORD Builds the House
Psalm 127 teaches that all human labor is futile without God's blessingâwhether building houses, guarding cities, or raising children.
5 min readAbraham and Abimelech
Genesis 20 recounts Abraham's deception of King Abimelech regarding Sarah, revealing both Abraham's faltering faith and God's protective faithfulness ...
5 min readDavid and Goliath
The giant Philistine champion Goliath defies Israel for forty days until young David, trusting God rather than armor, defeats him with a sling and sto...
7 min readDavid at Nob and Gath
Fleeing Saul, David deceives the priest Ahimelech to obtain bread and Goliath's sword, then escapes to Gath where he feigns madness before the Philist...
4 min readEvening Prayer of Trust
David prays for relief from distress, calls his adversaries to repentance, and experiences peace and joy that come from trusting in the LORD alone.
5 min readInto Your Hand I Commit My Spirit
David entrusts himself to God in distress, declaring confidence in the LORD's faithfulness while crying out for rescue from enemies and sorrow.
8 min readIn the Shadow of Your Wings
David's prayer from a cave while fleeing Saul, expressing trust despite danger. This psalm moves from desperate refuge-seeking to confident praise as ...
5 min readThe Blessed Life of the Righteous
Psalm 112 describes the flourishing life of those who fear the LORD, showing how righteousness produces blessing, generosity, stability, and lasting i...
5 min readThe Sign of Immanuel
When Judah faces invasion by Syria and Israel, King Ahaz trembles. Isaiah offers a sign from Godâany signâbut Ahaz refuses. So Isaiah gives the fa...
5 min readBel Bows, Nebo Stoops
Babylon's gods Bel and Nebo are burdens carried by beasts. But Israel's God carries His people. He declares the end from the beginning and will accomp...
4 min readCorinth: Ministry in a Difficult City
Paul plants the Corinthian church during an 18-month stay. He works as a tentmaker, receives divine encouragement through a vision, and establishes a ...
6 min readTesting the Spirits
John urges believers to test spirits by their confession of Jesus Christ in the flesh. God is love, and this love was demonstrated in sending His Son ...
6 min readDavid Saves Keilah and Flees
David rescues Keilah from the Philistines, narrowly escapes when the town would betray him to Saul, and is nearly captured in the wilderness before Jo...
5 min readDavid Among the Philistines
Despairing of safety in Israel, David takes his six hundred men to serve Achish king of Gath, receiving the town of Ziklag while secretly raiding Isra...
4 min read