DEFEAT YOUR FEARS – Tuesday September 22nd
2020
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: Genesis 15:1-6 (KJV)
1 After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying,
Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
2 And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the
steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo,
one born in my house is mine heir.
4 And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not
be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be
thine heir.
5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven,
and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So
shall thy seed be.
6 And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Bible in one year: Esther 1-5, Hymn: Sing hymn 10
Message:-
“Casting down imaginations, and every high
thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into
captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.
2nd
Corinthians 10:5
Fear is a product of thoughts and
imaginations the devil whispers to us. To defect fear, you must cast down all
such imaginations.
Anything that does not align with God’s word
should not be allowed into your heart. For example, when they devil whispers
“You will soon die”, cast down that thought by saying “I shall not die but live to declare the glory of the Lord” (Psalm 118:17). If he says you will
fall, cast it down by saying “The Lord
will make me the head and not the tail. I shall be above only and not beneath…”
(Deuteronomy 28:13). Don’t let
the devil tell you what God has not said about you; always use the scripture as
a weapon. That is what Jesus did (Matthew
4:1-11).
Ephesians
6 says the enemy will throw
fiery darts (arrows of fire) at us, but the shield of faith will protect us and
ensure they don’t touch us.
“Above all, taking the shield of faith,
wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.”
Ephesians
6:16
The devil sends fiery arrows in the form of
fears to pierce and weaken us. Once fear is allowed into the believer’s life,
he/she becomes weak and unable to fight. This is why every believer needs the
shield of faith to ward off the enemies and their attacks. Remember, faith
cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17).
Usually, when people in distress go to God,
the first thing He says is “Fear not”. This is because He knows that once fear
is gone, the battle is as good as won.
I say to you today: it does not matter what
the devil has told you; fear not, you will win this battle in the mighty name
of Jesus.
Key Point
As Jesus did in Matthew 4:1-11, always reply the devil with the
world of God.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God,
one of the largest evangelical Churches in
the world and also the President of Christ
the Redeemer's Ministries.
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