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Why do angels say, Be not afraid?
Time and time again in the scriptures, we see that angels declare unto their hearers," Be not afraid", or "do not be afraid."
Why do angels say this?
Angelic Success and Prophetic Agendas Require Obedience and Willingness
Ungodly fear, interrupts the move of The Spirit of God because God works with your heart. When receiving messages from God, fear must therefore never be at the forefront. We're not talking about godly fear here, which is good, but we're talking about fear that makes you feel frightened or helpless.
The reason fear must be removed is because as a man thinks in his heart, so is he, and out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks according to Luke 6:45.
Also The Scriptures share that we are supposed to guard our hearts with all diligence, for out of it flows the issues of life.
And so if God is speaking to us through an angel and our hearts are filled with fear, the message may not be received well, and the result of that visitation may not prove successful because of our sinful hearts.
Doubt and Unbelief Hinder Angelic Success
When John the Baptist's father was approached by the angel, he couldn't believe and doubted what the angel was saying, and because of this, he was stricken with dumbness so that he couldn't speak. It's almost certain that had he been allowed to speak he would have spoken against the birth and prophetic outlook of the child. God wanted a successful outcome and so the angel made him dumb for a season.
So the category of not being in fear, as spoken by the angels, has to do with the receptivity of the heart to the message from God that they bring. God's word is to received with obedience and willingness and the announcement of the angels to fear not seeks to ready the heart of the hearer for the pronouncement of the decrees and will of Almighty God.
