Every worm that trusts in Him!',

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"Fear not, O worm Jacob, O little Israel—for I Myself will help you—declares the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel." Isaiah 41:14

However mean and despicable we may appear in the eyes of others, however weak and feeble we may feel in ourselves, still our God says, "Fear not!" Though but a worm—yet if a praying Jacob—we need not fear, we should not fear! Our God forbids it because . . .
it injures our souls,
encourages our enemies,
dispirits our friends, and 
dishonours His glorious name!

How precious, unspeakably precious, these "Fear nots!" are! How thickly they are strewed through the divine Word! 

But WHY should we fear? The Lord expressly tells us that,
"The race is not to the swift,
or the battle to the strong,
nor does food come to the wise,
or wealth to the brilliant,
or  favour to the learned." 
Ecclesiastes 9:11

Are we believers in Jesus? Then we should not fear, for our God is our Friend—and His care . . .
extends over all time,
embraces every event,
supplies every need,
anticipates every emergency,
comprehends every believer; 
and shall everlastingly secure the safety and happiness of every worm that trusts in Him! 

His strength is almighty, 
His wisdom is omniscient, 
His love is unequalled, and 
His resources are unbounded!

Therefore, "Fear not, O worm Jacob!"