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From the qualities of the believer it is his heart that is full of  peace and tranquility. He does not trouble at all, does not agitate, and does not fear because he believes in God's protection. The believer keeps his inner peace whatever the external circumstances seem to be disturbing. The person, who feels that he stands alone, fears. He who believes that God is with him does not fear.

1- David the prophet says, "Though an army may encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise against me, in this I will be confident." (Ps 27:3) and if you ask him about the reason in this attitude, then he answers in the same Psalm "The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?" (Ps 27: 1). David experienced God, His help and His protection. When evil men advanced towards him to devour his flesh he said "When the wicked came against me ...They stumbled and fell." (Ps 27:2).
He does not receive his tranquility from the amelioration of the external circumstances surrounding him, but he receives his tranquility from God's work in these circumstances and in him. Consequently David says in the psalm of the shepherd "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me" (Ps 23:4). If you have this faith, that God is with you, you shall not fear even if an army besieges you, or if war breaks against you, and even if you walk in the valley of the shadow of death.

2- Perhaps We Could Also See This Peace And Fearlessness In The Meeting Of Elijah The Prophet With Ahab.

Ahab the king was searching for Elijah the prophet everywhere so as to kill him, and in spite of that Elijah went to stand before Ahab. When Obadiah warned Elijah of the danger Elijah answered "As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely present myself to him today" (1 Kin 18: 15), and the meeting took place. Elijah met Ahab the king and was not afraid of him. Elijah even rebuked him for following the Baals (1 Kin 18:18). Elijah did not fear due to his belief of standing in front of the Lord of armies.

3-The Same Way, We See the Encounter between David and the Mighty Goliath.

David, the young man, was from faith, full of peace and not fearing Goliath. He even spoke in confidence and told Saul the king "Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine" (1 Sam. 17:32). As for the king and his whole army they were afraid and very frightened, because they were not looking to God who is unseen, as David was... but were concentrating their eyes on what they saw in
front of them "a champion " who was "Six cubits and a span. He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze." (1 Sam. 17:4-7).
David the man of faith, when he entered the field of war he let God enter with him, and he entered the spirit of faith and peace to the hearts of the men of war with his saying "Who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?... Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine" (1 Sam, 17:26,32), and he told the Philistine "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel" (1 Sam. 17:45), that means: you come to me with seen matters and I come to you with who is unseen. We will notice that the name of God did not part from David's tongue and it granted him peace. With this faith, peace of heart and confidence, David advanced towards this Philistine and told him with total confidence in faith "This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand... for the battle is the Lord's" (1 Sam. 17:46,47). Really the person who believes does not know any fear whatever the circumstances surrounding him were. His peace of heart does not leave him, but faith grants him courage and bravery.

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