Overcome the spirit of Fear

Overcome the spirit of Fear

Was Chicken Little right and the sky is falling. Has WW III come near us in the Middle East? We pray for the peace of Jerusalem and for men of faith to prevail. But we pray especially for God’s Will To Be Done!

"I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present distress--that it is good for a man to remain as he is:" 1 Cor 7:26

"He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still. And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last." Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city." Rev 22:11-14

The message of Revelation was for those people in the time of John and for us today. The Lord Is Coming! Some will not be able to repent. Some will be righteous whatever happens. But Jesus will test our works and our faith.


1. Power, Love, Sound Mind.

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

Our faith will be tested. But we do not "quench the Spirit." We walk through the valley of the shadow of death, but we fear no evil. We have authority from God to come boldly to His Throne of Grace. We hope for the City whose builder and maker is God.
"Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. 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. We love Him because He first loved us."
1 John 4:17-19

"Herein is our love made perfect. When love is perfected in us we will have no fear of the judgment day. Those who love God supremely will not be terrified at his presence. Because as he is, so are we, etc. The great ground of boldness is that we are as Christ; purified like him, made sinless like him, filled with love like him and appear at judgment in his likeness. This transformation begins when we are converted, hence, in this world. There is no fear in love. There may be reverential fear, but there is no terror. Fear of God gives way to love. Fear hath torment. Because it fills us with forebodings. We love him. His wonderful love in Christ fills every redeemed soul with love." — Johnson’s Notes.

With the eye of faith Christians look into Eternity. God’s desire is that we continually progress, that we reach higher heights and go to new levels in Him. Oftentimes, as soon as we make the decision to step out in faith and obey God, the devil brings in fear to try to stop us. He’ll bring thoughts like, "What if you fail? What are other people going to think? You don’t have what it takes." He’ll do his best to use fear to try to convince us to shrink back and stay where we are.


3. Worldly Fear.

The Bible says that (worldly) fear is an evil spirit. It plays on our emotions and holds us back. But the good news is that we have power over the spirit of fear! The Bible says that perfect love casts out all fear. When we receive God’s perfect love, we will have confidence about the future because we know His plans are for our good. I’ve heard it said that fear is an acronym for False Evidence Appearing Real. Understand that fear is a lie. Don’t buy the lie. Instead, choose to believe God’s Word and receive His love so that you can overcome fear and move forward into the blessings He has prepared for you!

"Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom."
James 3:13

"But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace." James 3:17-18

"Father, thank You for giving me power, love and a sound mind. I open my heart to You and receive Your perfect love. Fill me with Your confidence and assurance to embrace everything You have for me, in Jesus’ name. Amen."