Don’t Fear What They Fear

Don’t Fear What They Fear: Navigating Global Chaos with Kingdom Clarity

Scripture Focus: Isaiah 7–8

Posted by: Glenda Conner

Category: Prophetic Encouragement | Spiritual Discernment

When the World Shakes…

Leadership feels uncertain.

Disasters keep multiplying.

And for many, fear has become their daily companion.

But the real question isn’t what’s happening in the world?

It’s how will the Kingdom respond?

In the Days of Isaiah…

Isaiah 7 opens in the middle of political tension.

Two nations—Syria and Israel—had joined forces against Judah.

King Ahaz and the people trembled like leaves in the wind (Isaiah 7:2).

It felt like the beginning of the end.

But then God spoke through Isaiah:

“It shall not stand. It shall not come to pass.” —Isaiah 7:7

In the very next chapter, Isaiah 8, God gives the real warning—not just about enemies, but about fear itself:

“Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy…

Do not fear what they fear… The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy.”

—Isaiah 8:12–13 (NIV)

What This Means Right Now

God was not just speaking to kings.

He was speaking to His people. And He still is.

Here’s what Isaiah 7–8 reveals about this present moment:

1. 

Fear is Contagious. But so is Faith.

The enemy wants you to echo headlines, not Heaven.

Your speech must be shaped by the Word, not the world.

2. 

Every Conspiracy Isn’t Kingdom Truth.

God told Isaiah not to buy into what the crowd called revelation.

You’re called to filter through the Spirit, not the algorithm.

3. 

The Lord Must Be Your Dread—and Your Safe Place.

God literally said: “Let Me be the One you fear.”

Why? Because right fear brings right peace.

Healing Room Reflection:

As fear spreads in the form of economic unrest, global leadership transitions, and natural disasters…

You have a divine mandate to stand differently.

Not passively.

Not ignorantly.

But prophetically.

This is not the time to retreat.

This is the moment to consecrate your clarity.

“The Lord of Hosts—let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread.

He will be your sanctuary.”

—Isaiah 8:13–14

Final Healing Word:

You’re not being kept in the dark.

You’re being trained to walk in the Light.

What the world calls a crisis, God calls a classroom.

So don’t fear what they fear.

Sanctify the Lord in your heart.

And let peace become your loudest prophecy.