FEAR, NOT A CHRISTIAN VIRTUE
Memorise: For God hath not
given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2nd
Timothy 1:7
Read: Psalm 91:5-6, Bible in
one year: Nehemiah 11:25-13:31, Ecclesiastes 9:7-12
You have nothing to fear if
you have given your life to Jesus. Those of us who have surrendered out lives
to Jesus Christ can say with all boldness that we shall not be afraid. Today’s
Bible reading says that: provided you surrender your life to the Almighty God
and provided you are dwelling in His secret place, and provided you are
dwelling in His secret place, and provided you are abiding under His shadow,
you have nothing to fear. Fear is from the devil. There was no fear until the
devil crept in. when God created Adam and Eve and put them in the Garden of
Eden, it was all bliss. But from the day the devil entered into the garden and
convinced them to disobey God, fear came. After they had sinned, when they
heard God coming, they ran and hid themselves. Fear is the exact opposite of
faith. The moment you cross from the side of the devil to the side of God,
there is no more fear for you. When you given your life to Christ, fear must
go. Fear comes from darkness and Jesus Christ is light. When Jesus comes into
your life, He gives you the spirit to love, of power, of joy and of a sound
mind. This is why it is rare to find a true child of God living in fear. The
Bible in Romans 8:14-15 says:
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are
the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear,
but ye have received the Spirit of adaptation, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.”
Children of God have the
Spirit of God. He assured us that we are the children of God. You can boldly
say that you have not received the spirit of fear but of power, of love and of
a sound mind if you have received the Spirit of God. Jesus Christ said you
shall receive power after the Holy Ghost comes upon you. Since we have received
power, we should not be afraid. I am a child of God. Fear belongs to the
children of the devil and I am not a child of the devil. From time immemorial,
God has always put a dividing line between the righteous and the wicked. He
tries to reward each according to their works. He rewards the righteous so that
they will love righteousness and so that the wicked will see the benefit of
righteousness and turn from their wicked ways. The Bible in Psalm 121:7 says
this concerning the righteous:
“The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall
preserve thy soul.”
With such promises, the
children of God have no cause to fear. I pray that whatever will overwhelm your
faith and cause you to panic, the Lord will not allow such to happen to you in
Jesus’ Name. Do not be afraid; God is your refuge and your present help in the
time of need.
Action Point
Check your life, whatever you are doing that
is causing you to panic, do away with it.
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