TRUST GOD, DON’T FEAR

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Fear is a spirit that does not originate from your Father, so do not entertain it even for a second. Fear seeks to rob you of your peace, fear seeks you throw you into a frenzy, fear seeks to paralyze you and render you ineffective; bottom line, fear seeks to kill, steal and destroy everything in your life and if possible eliminate you too. The Apostle Paul writing to Timothy and by extension to each one of us today, had this to say concerning fear:

⁷ For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. – 2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV  

You see, we have no reason to tolerate any form of fear in our lives. Let me hasten to add that the fear of the Lord is different, it is worshipful reverence of the Father, it is not this demonically inspired stuff that seeks to terrorize and enslave people who have been made in the image and likeness of God. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, the fear of the Lord brings understanding, the fear of the Lord has a positive outcome and effect in one’s life. It should both be cultivated and maintained, and that is done by spending time with the Lord in the Word and prayer and fellowship with the Holy Spirit as well as with other saints.

We have the Holy Spirit, who is the Spirit of power, love and a sound mind in us, and He is constantly reminding us of what Jesus has done for us and who we are in Him. Jesus has already conquered and thoroughly routed the enemy and He’s already made a public spectacle of the devil. Someone counted 365 instance in the Bible where the phrase “do not fear” appears. You see, God is constantly reminding us not to fear but instead, to trust Him. He knows how destructive fear can be if we allow it into our lives.

After His resurrection, Our Lord made this declaration before issuing the great commission:

¹⁸ Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. – Matthew 28:18 NIV

He didn't just declare that He had been given ALL AUTHORITY in heaven and on earth, He went on to delegate it to us so that we can boldly go and make disciples of all nations knowing that we have heaven’s backing. We have His Word and His Word is sure, it is forever settled in Heaven. You see, Jesus as the last Adam, didn't just recover the authority that Adam had lost to the Satan, No, He did that and more. Adam did not have ALL authority in heaven and on earth, he only had authority on earth, so the last Adam, Jesus Christ, accomplished infinitely much much more for us, than just recovering what Adam had lost. Meditate on that and watch all fear dissipate!  

When we succumb to the fear inducing deceptive tactics of the enemy, we are essentially stepping over into unbelief; fear is simply a display of one’s lack of trust in God and His Word. Fear is that evil wicked spirit that seeks to cast God in as negative a light as possible; fear sends the message that God is not who He says He is and He won’t do for You what He promised in His Word. Fear is an expression of the enemy’s native tongue - Lies, and must be immediately countered with the truth of the Word of God.

Notice, the enemy won’t dispute Biblical accounts of God doing what He did for those who trusted Him back then, but through fear he will seek to convince you that God won’t come through for you and he’ll be quick to list a number of accusations against you. That’s why it is important to fix your eyes on Jesus at all times, He is our High Priest, He is our advocate with the Father, He is our righteousness; our trust in His perfect sacrifice of Himself for us is what qualifies us to receive and walk in all of His blessings.

Once you take your eyes off of Jesus, that is once you stop focusing on Jesus, you’ll start focusing on yourself and the enemy will be more than happy to point out all your shortcomings all the while whispering to you how you don’t

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qualify for anything from God and how you shouldn't waste your time telling others of the goodness and grace of God, he’ll even try to convince you that everyone will laugh at you and ridicule you. Big deal! They did the same to Jesus, don’t let that faze you. Don’t fall for that old serpent’s antics, don’t allow the fear of man into your heart, for fear ensnares and paralyses.

²⁵ Fear of man will prove to be a snare,
        but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. – Proverbs 29:25 NIV

Your protection, provision, strength and empowerment is in trusting in the Lord. Every good and perfect gift comes from the Father and fear is neither good, nor is it perfect, so reject it! Live from a place of power, love and a sound mind in the Holy Spirit, that’s your inheritance in Christ.