Since then Christ is praying for us, whom should we fear? And since He has promised to make us more than conquerors, of whom should we be afraid? No, though an host of demons are lined up against us, let us not be afraid; though the hottest persecution should rise up against us, yet let us put our trust in God. Even though Satan, and the rest of his apostate spirits, are powerful, when compared with us; yet, if put in competition with the Almighty, they are as weak as the smallest worms. God has them all reserved in chains of darkness until the final judgment day. They shall only go as far as He permits them, and no farther.
— George Whitefield (1714–1770), Erweckungsprediger
Related Bible passage: ROM.8.37
Topics: Courage & Strength, Fear & Anxiety, Faith & Trust
Occasions: Encouragement
George Whitefield
George Whitefield war ein englischer anglikanischer Geistlicher des 18. Jahrhunderts und eine prägende Leitfigur der frühen evangelikalen Erweckungsbewegung in Großbritannien und Nordamerika. Er wurde durch seine rhetorisch kraftvollen Freiluftpredigten bekannt, in denen er mit calvinistischer Prägung die Notwendigkeit der persönlichen Wiedergeburt betonte. Während seine Texte bis heute für missionarischen Eifer stehen, bleibt sein Wirken durch seinen eigenen Sklavenbesitz und seinen Einsatz für die Legalisierung der Sklaverei in Georgia historisch belastet.
All quotes by George Whitefield (38)
Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
Corrie ten Boom
The strongest faith isn't a faith that never doubts. Rather, it's a faith that grows through doubts.
Craig Groeschel
Every time I say, "Jesus, I'm not capable...", He says, "So what? I am capable."
Hans Peter Royer
Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.
Frederick Buechner
Etty Hillesum
We must build dikes of courage against the flood of fear.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther
Outside the will of God, There's nothing I want. Inside the will of God there's nothing I fear.
A.W. Tozer