Promise in His Power

"O God, your ways are holy. Is there any god as mighty as you?" Psalm 77:13
God created the Heavens and the Earth and Everything in them. You can see the works of his hands and his great majesty just by walking outside. So, then why do we fear......because there are all types of giants all around us, and these giants come at us from all angles and at all ages.
Two of my children have horrible night time fears, and recently they have been really struggling with them. The oldest fears someone will come into our home and kidnap or kill him, and the younger one thinks we are going to leave her in the night. These fears of my children keep us up in to the wee hours. We try to console and comfort them with the safety we have, but it doesn't see stop their fear from coming. Just two night ago the oldest came into our room bawling because he had a bad thought about someone coming into our house. This fear began to take over his every breath. Frustrated, not with him but with the circumstance, I got out of bed, brought in his Bible, and said, "Tell Satan to leave you alone because Jesus is your Lord and Savior and there's only enough room for him inside of you." I then handed him the Bible, told him he had nothing to fear because God is with him, He will protest him, and we prayed.
All throughout the Bible there are stories of people who had fears of all types, giants of all sizes, and they prayed for God's protection over them. One such instance was in the first church. Peter and John, the apostles, had just been released from the Council who had threatened them to never speak or teach about Jesus again. The apostles went back to the new believers to tell them of the Council's threat and reveal to them the new giant ahead. So not to let this giant turn into a fear and threaten the spread of the gospel, immediately they prayed. "Then all the believers were united as they lifted their voices in prayer: "O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them -" Acts 4:24. The first thing they noted in their prayer was God's Majesty and Might.
God not only created the heavens and the earth, but he also created the giants within it. And if God created the giants He can also destroy them. Just like when my kids build up a mighty fortress with their legos they can tear it down flat. Don't let your fears get the best of you because God is bigger and better than your fear. Trust in Him who created the Heavens and Earth because nothing is too difficult for Our Great God. "Ah Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You." Jeremiah 32:17
And in the end...my son went to sleep and the new believers gained courage from the Holy Spirit, "And they preached God's message with boldness." Acts 4:31b.