12/08/2020
Good read.
โDo not be afraid.โ
It is the most repeated command in the Bible. This command only reveals the natural default of man when faced with threats. It also proves to be one of the oldest and most effective weapon the enemy uses against us.
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐.When a Christian is overwhelmed by fear and anxiety, his emotions and thoughts are clouded and controlled by the very fear itself.
Fear causes distress and irrationality, which in turn causes us to see things and act in the absence of faith. And we know that in faithโs absence, sin thrives.
Thatโs why one crucial thing to take note is that the phrase was given not as a suggestion but a command. Itโs not in our own decision to fear or not. We are called not to fear! But God didnโt just leave us with a command too impossible to pursue. Instead, He left us His word as our sword to counter these kind of weapons formed against us. (Eph 6:17)
When we soak into Godโs word and find ourselves immersed in His promises over our lives, the threats that causes our fears loosen their power! To say it again, we fear when we are threatened either by uncertainty or by entity bigger than us. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ.
The Bible is saturated with the promises of God. Here are some powerful promises God has given us to battle against fear.
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต,
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. -John 5:24
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐,
God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea. -Psalms 46:1โญ-โฌ2
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฟ๐ฒ,
The Lord is my light and my salvationโ so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble? Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not be afraid. Even if I am attacked, I will remain confident. For he will conceal me there when troubles come; he will hide me in his sanctuary. He will place me out of reach on a high rock. -Psalms 27:1โญ, โฌ3โญ, โฌ5
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด,
In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. - 1 Peter 5:10
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ,
โSo donโt worry about these things, saying, โWhat will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?โ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. -Matthew 6:31โญ-โฌ33
We figth fear best when we put our faith and hope in God's word. It is in our devotions, our worship and praise, and our Bible reading that we find spiritual arsenals that arms us against the flaming arrows of the evil one. (Eph 6:16)