June 29                                           Hos 8 - 10

CONFRONT YOUR FEAR

MEMORISE: ‘For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love and of a sound mind.’ (2 Tim 1:7)
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 thy did not dare. Fear can be a very terrible thing! Four lepers who were banished from the community realized 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 in fear 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 man puresueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion’ (Prov 28:1). Child of Go, are you running from imaginary enemies? Who told you would fail if you attempted that exam again? Who told you could not make it in life? Do not write your obituary before you die.

Arise, handover your fears to the Lord and receive boldness to confront those fears. Jesus says if you do not love him to the point off 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 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 even before you get there.

ACTION POINT
Resist the spirit of fear sent into your heart. Command every stronghold of fear, discouragement and disappointment to b broken now.