A Disciple's Relationship With Fear

In chapter 12 Luke continues to show us the urgency of responding rightly to Jesus. What or who we fear reveals what or who we value most. The word “fear” is used 5x in this passage. Fear is directional, and like love and anger, the direction that fear moves reveals what we love and find most important. In this passage, Jesus instructs us to fear God’s omniscience (12:1-3), to fear God’s judgment (12:4-7), to remember that God cares for us more than many sparrows (so “fear not” 12:7), and then to go out and provide a fearless witness (12:8-12).