Life With Out Fear

It is good to have warnings. Without warnings, life would be incredibly treacherous. We would live in constant fear and suspicion. I enjoy that fact that when I pick up a bottle of air freshener, I am told to “use only as directed.” Furthermore, I am informed that if I concentrate and inhale the air freshener, the results “can be harmful or fatal.” Who among us, without warning, would know that something as simple as household air freshener could kill us? On the road, signs warn us about slippery surfaces, falling rocks, closed lanes, and my most favorite of time wasting inconveniences, road construction. When it is difficult to read signs, warnings from a friend can save one’s life. On a particularly dark night, I was driving with a group of friends in the country. We were headed to a farm to find lodging for the evening. Just past the house we were to stay at, the road was closed. If not warned, we would have driven off the side of a steep cliff. I truly doubt that we would have seen the tiny sign placed just before the end of the road.
Warnings do not always refer to danger or potential harm. Sometimes we are simply notified in advance of one’s arrival. In Luke 1:26-38, we read about a conversation between Mary and an angel. Mary is told she will give birth to the son of God. It doesn’t seem to take much to convince Mary of this miraculous birth. She accepts her fate and claims herself to be “The Lord’s servant”. While God does not ask us to give birth to and raise his son, he does tell us that we have potential. God tells us that we can become his children and enter in to heaven. All we need to do is accept this gift and recognize that we are God’s servants. With God as our guide, we can avoid potential pitfalls and live without dread of the hazards Satan constantly puts before us.