“Noting that God has blessed the eternally-minded Abraham for choosing brotherhood over expanded territory in the short run (Genesis 13:8-15), Moses and other patriarchs decried fear and the political, economic, and psychological bondage it produces among the spiritually immature. They often preached, “Fear not,” promising that if faith were to replace fear, the community of God would find the freedom to prosper.”
Gary Moore in Faithful Finances 101 (West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Foundation Press, 2005) 36.