READ:
GENESIS 3:8-15
Fear
originated after Adam and Eve disobeyed God. Before this, God, Adam and Eve
were good friends. The Bible tells us that, at evening times, God used to come
and play with them in the garden. However, after they sinned, they became
afraid and tried to run away, when God came visiting. “So he said, I heard Your voice in
the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.”
Sin breeds fear. Fear connotes that one believes Satan rather than God. It was
when Adam and Eve consented to the will of Satan that fear came in. A child of
God that succumbs to fear is insulting God. Such a person is telling God that
Satan has more power than God. I know that all powers on earth and in heaven
belong to God. A child of God should not fear. Fear is sinful. Fear belongs to
Satan while faith belongs to God. Romans 14:23 says: “But he who doubts is condemned if
he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is
sin.” If you do not have faith, you will have fear. If you have faith,
you will believe that there is nothing impossible with God. God is always happy
with such people. Fear can be divided into three parts –physical, soul and
spiritual. The greatest fear that man has is the fear of death. Satan knows
that many people do not what to die. And because of this, he has enslaved many
people. Hebrews 2:15 tells us that Jesus Christ came to “release those who through fear of
death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” Some will never be
saved from the bondage of fear until they die. Nobody can alter the date of
death. There is no strong man on the day of death. For a true child of God,
there are various instances in the Bible where we are told that you and Jesus
Christ will decide when you want to die. The fear of death loses its grip on
you the moment you align yourself with Jesus. Fear vanished when Jesus is near.
MEMORIZE:
1 JOHN 4:18 –There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because
fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
