Day 27            Read: Luke 12:1—12    
     
         Pilate didn’t want to do any wrong.
         Pilate wanted to save Jesus.
         But he allowed fear of Caesar to make his decision
         for him.
         
         Jesus didn’t want to die.
         Jesus wanted the cup to pass from Him.
         But He allowed His Father to rule His choice.
         
         “And I say unto you, my friends, be not afraid of
         them that kill the body and after that have nothing
         more they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye
         shall fear: Fear Him, which after He hath killed,    
         hath power to cast into Hell; yea, I say unto you,
         fear Him.”
         
             Whom do you fear? Caesar or God?
         
         If you obey God, the “worst” that man can do to
         you is death.
         
         If you fear what man can do to you, remember you
         still have to settle with God, who after He hath
         killed, hath power to cast into Hell.        
         Misplaced fear is more dangerous than misplaced
         trust.
         
             Be sure that the fear that is in you
             is directed toward One who is worth
             fearing.
         
         The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom
         and the first step toward loving Him.         
         Why waste your fear on puny men when the eye of
         the Holy God is searching your heart and numbering
         your days.