Church Volume One: An 8 Day Devotional By Jesus CultureÀpẹrẹ

I Will Not Fear - Derek Johnson

Many times in my life I have been in seasons and situations that felt like storms were surrounding me on all sides and showed no signs of letting up. Relationships crumbling, financial troubles, health problems, and really any number of other hard situations. Those moments can be painful, scary and leave us questioning without an answer. What am I going to do? 

When we wrote this song I personally was right in the middle of a very difficult season. Oftentimes as songwriters, things we are walking through sneak their way into our work intentionally and unintentionally. During the writing process it felt like we stumbled upon this language that kept pointing back to the story of Jesus calming the storm in the Gospels. 

I have often said that even in my darkest hour and most hopeless situations, I have Jesus. I have a reason to hope and believe for a breakthrough. My heart breaks for those who live life separated from that kind of hope. That hope is exactly what was on display in that story and what we tried to capture in this song. 

Today, take a few moments to read this section of scripture. Notice that Jesus plotted the course. Jesus was asleep during the storm. Jesus never left the boat. And in just one moment Jesus spoke and the storm was calmed. Like the disciples, we get so afraid of the storms we see that we forget Who is with us. I pray that this story and song will remind you that even in the midst of a storm you can stand and declare “I Will Not Fear.” Jesus is with you and He will never let you go.