Why fear man?

“I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?” - Isaiah 51v12-13

It is easy to be afraid of other people isn’t it? It is easy to fear what other people think about us. It is easy to fear what they might say to us, or what they may say to us. It is easy to fear what they might do to us.

We forget sometimes that man is only temporal. He is going to die – he is going to whither away like grass. On the other hand we have God on our side who:

Comforts us
Made us
Stretched forth the heavens
Laid the foundations of the earth

Why should we ever be afraid of men who are really powerless as compared to our Almighty God? As we trust in the Lord, we need never be afraid of what man can do to us.