I would share, that every believer better allow Psalms 91 (the entire passage) to sink deep into your spirit as America is becoming steadily a war zone! Baptized in destruction not by the enemies you can see with your physical/corporeal eyes; but with the eyes of spiritual understanding and discernment! I would point out that, no hostages are being taken in these clear events of destruction; only a massive amount of casualties whose lives meant something to those who loved and knew them! All the rest of us constrained in prayer for the loved ones who are still present with us! Although tragic, I have no fear of these type of events nor is there need for any of us to fear! Fear can have a paralyzing effect and we must not allow it to lead us on our daily journey through life! This is what King David meant when he said “yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil”! Our minds must maintain focal points that drive fear from our very ontological state (essential being)! I would suggest, that, the scriptures are potent enough to create these exact focal points that drive away fear! Selected individuals penned the scriptures and yet, it is clear to me, that they are clearly not the Author of the holy scriptures (bible) by sheer virtue of the potency found in the written word of God (greek> logos) to drive away fear and to establish focal points that the mind (psyche) and heart (ontological realm of thought, reason, etc.) can dwell, operate, and rest safely in! Emphatically, We need not live in fear of the times we find ourselves in! Instead, we must order our lives through discipline, teach our children to do the same, and influence those around us to come into this arc of safety before another tragic event occurs and we are compelled once again to prayer for those who are still with us! (Just reflecting in the early morning hours)
-Bishop Dr. Guy A. Cox