In Isaiah, chapter eight, verse twelve, ‘Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.” Isaiah had been attempting to persuade Judah to seek God rather than foreign help. He was accused of conspiracy and treason. Likewise, throughout the history of the church, those who call the church away from human programs and unbiblical Christianity and back to its original power, holiness, and mission have often met with persecution and disfavor. Rather than fearing other people, the prophet was exhorted to fear only the Lord of Hosts.
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love, as in First John four, verse eighteen. The servant of God, Isaiah, was trying to help his people look to God for deliverance. However, the ones who needed to be delivered did not initially have God on their mind, but other sources. Today, this mentality still exists.
Many people who publicly serve God but do not fully commit to Him secretly serve or believe in other things, which is a problem. These people are the same ones who create problems for those who really serve God. “So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth,” as in Revelation three, verse sixteen. A so-called follower of God cannot go to church and say they serve God, then the next day, go to serve the ungodly. See what happened to Saul when he went to a woman who had a familiar spirit in First Samuel twenty-eight, verse seven? Either we are fully with God, or we are not. There is no in between.