Fear Versus Faith (Poem)

Fear Versus Faith

Afraid of the giants that live in the land;
Afraid of the journey, so afraid of man;
Afraid of many things that steal your very breath;
Afraid of dying, afraid of the shadow of death.

So many things in this life we fear and we dread,
But we don’t need to be afraid of the pathway ahead.
We have a Saviour that has prepared for us the way;
We can follow in Jesus’ footsteps each and every day.

The Lord has not given us the spirit of fear -
He will scatter our doubts when we choose to draw near.
When we boldly hold our shield of faith up high,
Satan’s fiery darts will be quenched as soon as they fly.

We have power for living, strength from the Lord;
He supplies all our needs from His great treasure store;
Love for all mankind from the very heart of God;
A sound mind to walk in the paths He has trod.

So when doubts surround us and fears darken our day,
Remember your Saviour, and let Him lead the way.
Following the footsteps of faith - oh, why should you worry or fret -
God made a way through the wilderness - and we are not home yet.

March 1st, 2026
Jerry Bouey

(Dedicated to Brother Arnel, who challenged me to write a poem for his upcoming sermon.)

Numbers 13:33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

Job 18:11, 13-14 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet... even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength. His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.

Hebrews 2:14-15 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

Psalms 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Ephesians 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Philippians 4:13, 19 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me... But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.