Read Proverbs 28:1

Read Proverbs 28:1  Are you afraid of loud noises?  Are you afraid when there is a thunderstorm?  Sometimes we jump when someone sneaks up behind us and scares us.  But that is natural.  But don't sneak up behind someone who knows karate or you might get chopped!  They are not afraid, they are a trained fighting machine!  Our verse says that wicked people are afraid and run when no one is chasing after them.  They are scardy cats!  But why are they afraid?  They are afraid because they are usually in trouble and they should be afraid.  I like the last part of our verse.  Good people do not have to be afraid of anything.  They have done nothing wrong so they can be brave.  Our verse says that they are as bold as a lion.  Is a lion afraid of anything?  Absolutely not!  He is not afraid of anything; everyone has to be afraid of him!  If you are wicked, you should be afraid; but if you are good, you don't have to be afraid of anything!