READ: MARK
11:22-24
The city of
Samaria was under siege by the Syrian army, which brought about untold
hardship. Nobody was bold enough to approach the city gate, which was under the
control of the enemy. Not even the king or his army! They were so afraid of
their enemies that they did not dare. Fear can be a very terrible thing! Four
lepers who were banished from the community realised that their death was
inevitable, whether they stayed in camp without access to the other Israelites
or whether they went into the enemy territory. Finally they ventured into the
camp of the enemy, only to find no one there!
Some things that cause us to fear never take place. All they do is threaten to happen. Other events occur differently to how we thought they would be. While they are programmed spiritually to happen in a particular way, Jesus has empowered us to change and redesign or redirect them, which means they may even end up as the opposite of what we thought. In other cases, God’s grace is released to enable us to bear what happens. So why worry unnecessarily? Those who live infear of man, the devil and negative events are tormented. They need deliverance.
In Samaria, the people concluded their fate before anything had happened – whereas they were not actually going to meet with even one enemy!
“The wicked flee when no pursues, but the righteous are bold as lion.” (Proverbs 28:1). Child of God, are you running from imaginary enemies? Who told you; you would fail if you attempted that exam again? Who told you, you could not make it in life? Do not write your obituary before you die.
Arise, hand over your fears to the Lord and receive boldness to confront those fears. Jesus says if you do not love him to the point of dying, you are not yet ready to serve him. That means your service is only lip service: any day a threat comes to you on an account of the Word, you will deny him like Peter. Repent today and put your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Go out and confront your fear and you are most likely to find it gone before you get there.
Some things that cause us to fear never take place. All they do is threaten to happen. Other events occur differently to how we thought they would be. While they are programmed spiritually to happen in a particular way, Jesus has empowered us to change and redesign or redirect them, which means they may even end up as the opposite of what we thought. In other cases, God’s grace is released to enable us to bear what happens. So why worry unnecessarily? Those who live infear of man, the devil and negative events are tormented. They need deliverance.
In Samaria, the people concluded their fate before anything had happened – whereas they were not actually going to meet with even one enemy!
“The wicked flee when no pursues, but the righteous are bold as lion.” (Proverbs 28:1). Child of God, are you running from imaginary enemies? Who told you; you would fail if you attempted that exam again? Who told you, you could not make it in life? Do not write your obituary before you die.
Arise, hand over your fears to the Lord and receive boldness to confront those fears. Jesus says if you do not love him to the point of dying, you are not yet ready to serve him. That means your service is only lip service: any day a threat comes to you on an account of the Word, you will deny him like Peter. Repent today and put your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Go out and confront your fear and you are most likely to find it gone before you get there.
MEMORIZE:
2 TIMOTHY 1:7 –For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of
love and sound mind.
