Fear: Anxiety caused by approaching danger
It’s amazing the things we fear in this life. Some people fear that
they are not loved; others fear poverty, sickness, and/or rejection. Some of
us fear things that will never happen. 2 Timothy 1:7 tells us, "For God hath not given
us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." This
scripture reminds us that our God is not in the things we fear. Friends, fear will keep you up at night and distracted during the day, so when those fearful thoughts set in, speak the positive words of God.
In Job 3:25, Job said; "for the thing which I greatly feared is come upon
me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me." Job is letting us know that we must not live in fear, or act in it, "...because fear
has torment." (1 John 4:18). Sometimes we torment ourselves worrying about things that might go
wrong. Did you know that if we dwell on those things long enough, they are more likely to go wrong? As it says in Proverb 23:7, "For
as he thinketh in his heart so is he," with that in mind, just know that we can't let
our guard down - we must have the sword of the spirit - which is the word of God
going on in our hearts and minds continually.
When fear comes knocking on our door, let's open the door
with faith! Don’t allow fear to come inside and take a seat; stop it right there at the front door. Fill that fear up with the word of God; tell it "I’m blessed and highly favored by the Lord," "No weapon
formed against me shall prosper," "I’m too blessed to be stressed," or any other positive saying that reminds you that God is on the throne and that He is not a God of fear! Keep in mind what Jeremiah 29:11 says, "For
I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thought’s of
peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
We must stand against fear and be firm in faith - just as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego did. King Nebuchadnezzar tried to instill fear in them
by telling them that if they did not serve his gods or worship the golden image, they
would be put into the midst of the fiery furnace. Those young men didn't allow fear to set in, instead, they spoke words of faith - "If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the
burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand O king. But if
not, be it known unto thee, O king that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship
the golden image which thou hast set up" (Daniel 3:17-18). After they were put into the fiery
furnace, the king said, "Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the mist of the
fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God" (Daniel 3:25). Those young men chose to disobey the worldly king and to stand with their spiritual King; they did not bow down to fear and the Lord was right there with them!
That’s the kind of God we serve - when we take a firm stand
against fear and speak powerful words of faith, our God is right there to
deliver. Oh, what an awesome God we serve! Friends,when fear knocks at your door, open it
with faith!
With all that said, let the Church say amen... and AMEN!
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