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Fear Not
By Peter James
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Two of the greatest enemies, that exist in
the world today,
are Fear, and its companion Anxious Thought.
These are important weapons, in the armoury of the
deceiver.
Christ anticipated the issue of worry on many
fronts, and this is
His advice to us:
Matthew 6:25 "Therefore I say to you, do not worry
about
your life, what you will
eat or what you will drink;
nor about your body, what
you will put on.
Is not life more than
food and the body more than clothing?
Matthew 6:27 Which of you by being
over-anxious can add a single foot
to his height?
(Weymouth)
Matthew 6:28 "So why do you worry about clothing?
Consider the lilies of
the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;
Matthew 6:31 "Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What
shall we eat?’
or ‘What shall we drink?’
or ‘What shall we wear?’
Matthew 6:34 "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own
trouble.
Matthew 10:19 "But when they
deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For it will be
given to you in that hour what you should speak;
Today the message for you is fear
not, do not be afraid.
Do not be filled with anxious
thought.
As Christians we have to accept
the reality of our true position.
If we do we will not fear.
Matthew 28:20 and teach them to obey every command which I
have given you. And remember, I am with you always, day
by day,
until the Close of the
Age." (Weymouth)
Remember that those who are for
you, and with you, are more and stronger, than those that are against you. Any
thought that tells you differently,
is not of God, and must be
forcefully, and vocally rejected.
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Proverbs 29:25 The fear of
man is a cause of danger:
but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe
place on high.
I know of wives, who fear their husbands, and
husbands, who fear their wives. This fear goes right into the hearts of the
families.
The family becomes a war zone.
People fear the unknown.
People fear change, because they fear the
unknown.
There is the unknown, or there is perceived danger,
whether it is there or not. There are also situations
that are new to us,
and we have no idea how to deal with them.
So many are persevering to be good Christians,
but at the same time, they think that they are not
making any progress.
The stagnation and confusion in the mind, needs to
be overcome.
A transformation required, is as dramatic as the
change, from a caterpillar,
to a butterfly.
Romans 12:2
And be not
conformed to this world, but be you transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
You are in the safest hands that exist, the hands of
God.
For us today the message is the same 'Fear
Not'.
Sometimes a woman, who is battered by her husband
will stay
with him, because she fears the unknown.
She prefers to suffer, what she knows, rather than
what she doesn't know.
People fear failure.
If you fail in public, you will be embarrassed.
Our pride makes us concerned, about what others
might think.
I knew one minister, who was a competent pianist,
but hid the fact
from the congregation, while the lone pianist
struggled.
His fear was that he would make a mistake in public.
People fear being alone.
How will I cope?
2 Corinthians 12:9
And He (Christ) said unto
me,(Paul)
"My grace is sufficient for you,
for My strength is made perfect in weakness."
Most gladly therefore will I glory rather in my
infirmities,
that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
The Eternal God
says, My Grace is sufficient for you.
I am not saying that these things
are easy, but I am showing our
true position, when Christ is
with us, and Christ in us.
People fear death.
But your life is not over until God says that it is
over.
Never mind what the enemy says.
He is a liar.
The only solution is to walk by faith.
2 Corinthians 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
It is not over when you feel, that you cannot take
anymore.
We have to have faith and courage.
You will only know, that you have both of these
qualities,
when you are faced with real danger.
Until that time, all you have is an intellectual
concept.
This will not enable you, to get through the fires
of severe trial.
The prophet Daniel expressed it this way.
Daniel 3:17 If it be so,
our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and
he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
Once I was going through a very
difficult situation,
and the Eternal God said, don’t
you think,
that I can bring you through the
valley of death?
This is precisely what happened.
Zechariah 4:6 Then he answered and spoke unto
me, saying,
This is the word of the
LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying,
Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit,
says the LORD of hosts.
{might: or, army}
Until that time, you have to reject any thoughts of
death,
and reject
the thoughts, which are put into your mind,
by ‘The spirit of Self Destruction’,
until you have accomplished what God has planned for
you,
from the foundation of the world.
Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus
unto good works, which God hath beforehand ordained,
that we should walk in them.
Weymouth Ephesians 2:10
For we are God’s own handiwork,
created
in Christ Jesus for good works
which He has pre-destined us to practise.
We are unique individuals, and specific personal
plans were laid down for each of us. You do not have to scheme to achieve, or
worry how to keep your position or possessions.
Often the blessings, which you receive, become a
curse, as you worry about them.
No one else can do what you were made, and called to
do.
Our works, and activities are not what we feel, and
decide that we want to do, but rather what the God-Head, has prepared for us in
eternity past.
Scripture is clear about this.
The victory of Jesus Christ was against sin and
death.
We tend to ignore the victory over death, but it is
there.
We have to realise, that death does not
correct nor solve problems,
any more than sleep does, although it is
necessary for good health.
Once we are saved, we can be certain that sooner
or later we will be perfected.
Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus
has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Sin and death are referred to as a law.
It takes a greater law, to defeat a lesser law.
The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus
has defeated the law
of sin and death.
We are operating from a position of victory, not
that of a victim.
People fear rejection by their peers.
We need to accept that in the eyes of God, we are all
equal.
Acts 10:34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and
said,
Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of
persons:
People fear that their true self will be
revealed.
They know that they are not the Proverbs 31 woman or man.
For those that do not know, that is a superman or
superwoman.
But, who
is such a person?
The
conclusion of the matter, is that we are basically all the same,
flesh
and blood.
We
are born, we live and we die.
The
stages are punctuated, with different circumstances, for each of us.
But
essentially we are the same, we eat to live and so on.
People fear insecurity which results in
activity to promote:
Self-Preservation, and Territorial Preservation,
which in turn leads
to Control and Manipulation.
This hinders growth and the work of God, and is also
an abomination to Him
Revelation 2:6 But this
thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds
of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
What were the Nicolaitans?
We have to look at the meaning of the word as there
was no such sect.
The word comes from two words,
niko, “to conquer”, and laos, “the people”, or
laity.”
People want to control and manipulate others, due to
deep insecurity
and fear, that they may be side lined, by those who
do not toe the line.
They believe that their status, and their position
is under threat,
even when it is not, and it is only a figment of
their imagination.
Holding people in ‘fear’, is common to almost all
churches.
Any organisation that subtly promotes ‘fear’, is not
of the Eternal God,
but serves Satan.
It is easy to see, that the churches do this, and
that the governments do this.
One fear is quickly replaced by another.
It is actually hard to keep track of the latest
ramped up ‘fear’.
If your church has conditioned you to fear, obey the
command
of the Eternal God, to ‘Come out of her my people’.
Get out of it immediately.
It is worth noting, that one person’s fears can
seriously affect others.
In such a case, we are breaking the commandment,
which tells us to ‘love one another’.
We need to be very careful, and to think things
through.
Revelation 18:4 And I heard
another voice from heaven, saying,
Come out of her, my
people, that ye be not partakers of her
sins,
and that ye receive not of her
plagues.
Document: Come
Out Of Babylon – My People
This is not an intellectual request.
This is a direct command.
Be assured, that your sanity, and your life can
easily be at stake.
Note the last part of the verse.
To disobey, is to receive the plagues ordained for
Babylon.
They include death.
You do not need a ‘Priest’, ‘Pastor’, ‘Elder’,
‘Deacon’ or anyone at all
to be the go between you, and the Eternal God.
We have many documents on the Website, which deal
with this.
This is the very cornerstone of the website,
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Christ
The Only Mediator
Fear will also stifle, and destroy any
relationship, whether
personal
or corporate.
A major cause of racism or prejudice is fear.
This can be the focus, on any difference between two
people,
or two groups.
Men v Women,
Fat People v Thin People
One Denomination v Another Denomination,
One Football Team v Another Football Team etc., etc.
In a survey on racism in the UK, it was a surprise,
that there were more English people, complaining about their treatment by the
Scots,
than blacks versus white. Many people of the same
colour, are separated by tiny differences in tones of colour and religion.
Fear is becoming widespread.
In the last days, we are told that nation will rise
up against nation.
The word
‘nation’ is translated from the Greek word ‘ethnos’
from which the word ‘ethnic’ comes.
1484 ethnos
{eth'-nos} AV - Gentiles 93, nation 64,
heathen 5, people 2; 164
1) a multitude
(whether of men or of beasts) associated or living together
2) a multitude
of individuals of the same nature or genus family
Christians are one such
multitude, group and family.
The following verses combine nations, and heart
attacks in a single verse.
Luke 21:25
"And
there shall be signs in the sun and in the moon
and in the stars; and upon the earth distress among nations,
with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring.
Luke 21:26
Men's
hearts will fail them for fear and for looking upon
those things which are coming on the earth;
for the powers of Heaven shall be shaken.
Revelation 17:15 And he said unto me, "The waters which you saw,
where the whore sits, are peoples and multitudes, and
nations and
tongues.
It is exactly the same word, which is used for
nations in Luke and Revelation.
Previously, it seemed as if one country was warring
against another.
Today we are finding more and more, what we call
civil war,
as one ethnic group tries to eliminate the other.
Many times, this is because of different religious
beliefs.
The Religious Spirit is working overtime.
The Religious Spirit is spreading fear, confusion
and war, as it promotes
the killing of those, who have different beliefs.
All this is done in the name of God.
We need to make a distinction between
‘Religion’ and ‘Christianity’.
Religion enslaves and kills people.
True Christianity frees and blesses people.
Christians can have a negative destructive
effect on others, by their words.
If you do not know who you are,
and on what ground you are standing,
you can easily be filled, with destructive doubt and
despair.
Suddenly your world might be torn down, as you are
told that
you do not have the Holy Spirit.
Immediately, your Eternal Salvation is brought into
question.
You fear and worry, and think am I lost?
You never thought that you were perfect,
but you did think, that God was working with you,
transforming you slowly, but surely.
You know that you did some serious sins, but who
hasn’t ?
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of
God;
Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into
the world,
and death by sin; and so
death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Your life is thrown into great doubt, and confusion,
which you cannot share
with anyone, as you feel far too embarrassed, at
what others might think.
So you proceed to live a lie, which in itself might
make you very ill.
You might be told, that because you do not speak in
‘tongues’,
you do not have the ‘Holy Spirit’.
This is an outright lie.
A gift of speaking in one language, and being heard
in various other languages is of the Eternal God.
Unintelligible, repetitive babbling is of Satan.
Document: Speaking In
Tongues
You might be told directly or indirectly, that you
might have committed
the unpardonable sin, because of something, that you
have, or have not done.
You might be told, that because you have not sent in
your tithes,
your salvation is in jeopardy.
Sadly, many of us are held captive, because of our
misplaced trust,
in one whom we regard as our minister. Regardless of
the name or position
others have given them, or which they might even
have given themselves.
they seduce us into captivity.
We believe, that the minister is the professional.
After all he or she must know.
That is his or her job.
The result is that they have a hold over us.
This opens one up to being subtly brainwashed.
You can easily be convinced, that these people who
are in positions
of ‘authority’, have some sort of exclusive direct
line to God,
which is unavailable to you.
If you part with some money, some will say some
special prayers for God’s
intervention, on your behalf.
I dread to think, what happens if your minister
does not particularly like you, or if you have no
money.
We must be aware, that our relationship is not just a God v Man relationship, but rather our Father in Heaven with his
children.
Thus we are told to pray ‘Our Father’.
There are Spirits of poverty,
hate, anger, jealousy, on and on the list goes.
All with the potential to cause
fear.
Satan often does not confront us with power, as we
probably tend to expect.
Rather he seduces us with deception and fear.
Often, in experience you can find, that more people
are afraid of Satan,
than of God. Many, including Christians fear to
speak about Satan.
They say that it frightens them.
Some churches get around this, by saying that now
that we are Christians,
we do not have to worry about Satan, as he is not
interested in Christians.
Nothing could be further than the truth.
Even more diabolically, many react the same way to
any mention of the Holy Spirit, or Satan. They seem to equate the Holy Spirit
with Satan.
The enemy has deceived them so well.
They do not understand that the Father,
the Holy Spirit and Jesus, are one in every possible
way.
They are also in total agreement.
Documents:
There
Is NO Trinity – Christ Is The Beginning Of The Creation Of God
Our imagination often plays havoc with us, as we
needlessly fear,
any and everything. We should not be fearful, but
rather have faith in God,
because those that are with us, are more and
stronger than those that are against us.
2 Kings 6:15
And when
the servant of the man of God had risen early and gone forth, behold, a host
compassed the city both with horses and chariots .And his servant said unto
him, "Alas, my master!
What shall we do?"
In
despair we can all ask, What Shall I do?
Unfortunately,
wise Holy Spirit led counsellors, are more rare than hen’ teeth.
2 Kings 6:16
And he
answered, "Fear
not,
for they that are with us are more than they
that are with them."
2 Kings 6:17
And Elisha
prayed and said, "LORD, I pray you, open his eyes,
that he may see. " And the LORD opened the eyes
of the young man, and he saw; and behold,
the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire
round about Elisha.
The mathematics in the bible do
not work in the way
that you would use logic, and
reason to come to a conclusion.
That is another very good reason
not to fear.
Leviticus 26:8 And five of you shall chase a hundred,
and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to
flight;
and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
This is neither an arithmetic nor
geometric progression.
Deuteronomy 32:30 How should one chase a thousand,
and two put ten thousand to flight,
unless their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had
shut them up?
Even worse two should only also put 2,000 to flight,
but they put 5 times the expected amount to flight.
Since when has God been limited by Mathematics, or
anything at all ?
With God absolutely all things are possible.
And if you truly believe, all things are also
possible to you.
The soldiers of tribes of Israel were petrified by
Goliath.
Yet David, a mere youth blew him away, with the
power of God,
and a little stone.
David did not run away in a panic, he confronted the
evil,
in the name of the Lord.
This is not simply a nice story.
It is a great spiritual lesson for us, when we are
confronting situations,
that are far above our ability to cope.
When God intervenes against the Philistines in your
life,
they will die, and flee just like the Philistines
did, when Goliath was killed.
There are Christian websites selling little, gadgets
which they claim can do almost everything.
They can negate the effects of Chemtrails, and an
enormous list of negative things, including protect, and prevent demonic
attack, aliens, various evils, and sicknesses from attacking you.
We have now reached the point,
that a device which is worth
a couple of dollars can replace
the Eternal God.
It is utterly absurd.
This ‘Christian Ministry’, is marketing
products, and earning money,
based on people’s fear.
Fear is a big money spinner.
These devices start off quite inexpensively, and
have different strengths.
The more you pay the more powerful the device.
The Orgone key.
You will find more of the details if you wish to see more details.
http://www.tearingdownstrongholds.com/
When God says
"Fear
Not" or “Be Not Afraid”, it is not just a cliché or
platitude.
‘Fear not’, is a command.
There are countless examples, and reasons why we
should fear not.
Noah took many years, to diligently build the ark
but it was not his
workmanship, that preserved the ark and its
contents.
It was the covering, the atonement of God, and the
protection of God,
that protected them. In an upheaval of the creation,
which has never taken place again, and which makes any hurricane seem like
child's play.
Only thel people, animals, and birds, in the ark
were protected.
No man made vessel would survive, forty days of
continual rain with water also violently breaking out, of the massive
underground reservoirs.
Consider this, if we have just one inch of rain, for
just a few hours we are in deep trouble, with severe flooding.
Imagine inches per hour every hour for 40 days and
nights. It
is your faith
in God to which you have to look, and not any
activity that you can do.
To fear something, is to give it the
authority for it to take place.
This is precisely what happened to Job.
It was not just any old problem, that happened to
befall him, far from it.
What befell him, was precisely what he feared.
Job 3:25 For the thing which I greatly feared
is come
upon me,
and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. {the
thing...: Heb.
I feared a fear, and it came upon me}
In a word if you fear it, Satan will use the thing, which
you fear against you.
The opposite reaction is to have faith in God, to
look after your best interests.
Faith is the opposite of fear.
When you were young, and Dad said everything was ok,
that was the end
of the matter. It is the same with God, our heavenly
Father.
He says, trust me it will be ok.
The going might get exceedingly rough, but it will
be ok.
Fear is a word, that appears throughout the bible
starting
in Genesis and finishing in Revelation.
Several times Christ said, “Be Not Afraid”,
and “Fear Not” .
We can see from this, that Christ was, and is
someone in whose presence
we would be afraid, therefore He immediately sought
to remove their fear.
Matthew 14:27
But
straightway Jesus spoke unto them, saying,
Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
I think that is quite easy to understand.
If you saw someone, walking out on the water to a
boat, that you were in,
I think you would be exceedingly worried, and
probably more
by the person walking by, than about the sinking of
the boat.
I think, that if you went to a funeral service, for
someone
whom you had been with, and seen them die,
and subsequently, when you arrived back home, the
person was at your
front door waiting for you, I think you would be,
a very frightened, and worried person.
If you were taking a walk, with someone, with whom
you had been in close company, for the past 3 years, and suddenly they stopped,
and his face started to shine like the sun, and two
other people appeared
out of nowhere, I think that you would be a very
frightened person.
But to all these situations Christ said 'Fear not'.
Christ knew that they would be afraid.
Here are some additional common scenarios, which
produce fear.
We have to realise, that there are always valid
reasons,
why you fear, to do, or not to do something.
We can ask ourselves, the ‘What
if’ question, and come up with all sorts of
answers, that might, and often never materialise.
Then the various possibilities, can fill us with
fear, unnecessarily.
Satan is far too smart, to produce situations which
are simply
an intellectual choice, without consequences real or
imagined.
Often, in reality, when you are really quite ill,
regardless of how you feel,
you still turn up to work, out of fear of losing
your job.
If that guilt trip does not work, you feel that you
must still turn up to work,
because it is unfair to your work colleagues, and in
any case the work that
you missed, will be waiting for you on your return.
You might have been working very hard, and you are
utterly exhausted,
yet you are needed to work more overtime, otherwise
there are going
to be serious repercussions to the company.
You are being exploited, when what is needed is more
staff.
Both you and your family suffer, if you do not
comply with doing more work.
Regardless of the job, it is laden with excessive
administration and form filling. The result of this, is that you take the work
home with you.
You fear if you do not keep up, your job will be on
the line.
You are surrounded by regulations, laws, procedures,
and ever increasing forms, which constantly demand
immediate action,
otherwise you face prosecution, for a minor
infringement of some obscure regulation. Much of the form filling, is a waste
of time, and it actually hinders your work, so that you are actually quite
unable to do the job,
for which you applied.
When you are broke, the system treats you as a
criminal, with threats
of fines or even prison. You are a law abiding
citizen coping with the above, as you see criminals, even the very same people,
who make up these laws,
go free. The fear is never ending.
Fear is everywhere that you look.
You fear to leave your home, and to go out, for fear
being burgled.
Job 4:13 In thoughts from the visions of the night,
when deep sleep falls on
men,
Job 4:14 Fear
came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
Job 7:14
Then thou scares me with dreams, and terrifies me through visions:
You are afraid to wake up and face the day.
You are afraid to go to sleep at night, because you
are tormented in your sleep. Fear can reach the point, that you are fearful of
life, and you are fearful of death.
There are so many toxins of all types in our food,
that naturally, we can
can be very afraid to eat or drink anything.
Of course we should avoid unclean foods, because
they are toxic,
and slowly or quite quickly, they sometimes kill us.
Christ dealt with this situation of food,
water and air are contaminated.
Mark 16:18 They shall take up serpents;
and if
they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them;
they shall lay hands on
the sick, and they shall recover.
Be confident, that the Eternal God’s promises also
the provision of food.
But as I have said previously, we are called to a
supernatural life,
and as we are mere humans, we can expect to be
frightened,
when confronted by the supernatural.
You would be very unusual, if you were not.
I enjoyed the story about one evangelist, who was
asleep in bed,
when he heard the bedroom door squeak.
He looked over and it was Satan, so he said oh it's
just you,
turned over, and went back to sleep.
Not too many people could do that.
When humans came into contact with angels,
over and over again the men, and women were
immediately told fear not.
Two examples are:
Luke 1:13 But the
angel said unto him, Fear
not, Zacharias:
for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth
shall bear
you a son, and thou shall call his name John.
Luke 1:30
And the
angel said unto her, Fear
not, Mary:
for thou hast found favour with God.
It is abundantly clear, that God does not want us to
fear.
In these two examples, notice the people were
addressed by name to put them at ease. There are several situations, where
people are told specifically why they should not fear. So it was not just a
matter of people being told fear not, and nothing else, explanations were
given.
The people were worried, so a reason was made known
to them.
Matthew 28:5
And the
angel answered and said unto the women,
Fear not you: for I know that you seek Jesus, which was
crucified.
‘Fear Not’ when you are seeking Christ.
Luke 1:13
But the
angel said unto him, Fear
not, Zacharias: for your prayer is
heard; and your wife Elisabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his
name John.
Fear not when you have prayed, for your
prayer has been heard.
Luke 1:30
And the
angel said unto her, Fear
not,
Mary: for you have found favour with God.
Fear not, because you have found favour with
God
Luke 2:10
And the
angel said unto them, Fear
not: for,
behold,
I bring you good tidings of great joy,which shall be
to all people.
Fear not, because you are a child of the
Gospel of salvation which is true.
Luke 8:50
But when
Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying,
Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
Fear not, believe only and be made whole.
Luke 12:7 But even the
very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many
sparrows.
Fear not, you are off great value to God.
Luke 12:32
Fear not, little
flock; for it is your Father's
good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Fear not, because you may have little today,
but God
has given you his kingdom.
Acts 27:24
Saying, Fear not, Paul; you must be brought
before Caesar:
and, lo, God hath given you all them that sail with
you.
Fear not, because if you have prayed for
those, that are with you,
God has given them to you, and all is well.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear,
but of power and of love and of a sound
mind.
To quote the above verse is not enough.
You have to believe it, for it is true.
We are clearly told that there is such a
thing as ‘the
spirit of fear’
We are also told, that it does not come from God.
If it does not come from God, then the source must
be the enemy,
as there is no other. If you are constantly looking
over your shoulder in fear,
the question is where is your God, who says
He is watching over you?
The contrast to fear is in the same verse:
Power, love, and a sound mind.
All these are really manifestations of the
outworking of the Holy Spirit.
The reality is that, there are
not too many sound minds around.
I know that some are fearful of all sorts of things.
Do not be.
We should only fear God, that is to have deep
awe and
total respect for and to Him.
1 Peter 2:17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood.
Fear God. Honour the king.
It is utterly untrue, that
there is a harsh old Father God
just waiting to swat us
into oblivion, at the first opportunity.
It is our enemy, the
adversary, satan, who wants to kill us.
John 8:44 Ye are of your father
the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a
murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no
truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a
liar, and the father of it.
It is a classic
objective, of those in authority over, us to keep us in fear.
This applies to our
political, and religious leaders.
Our freedom and
freewill are easily surrendered, by the implementing
of the politics of
fear.
The Twin towers,
real, planned or imagined terrorist attacks, have one
objective, and
that is to keep us in fear.
If you drive a vehicle in
the UK, you are in constant fear of speeding tickets,
and parking fines, as
thousands of cameras, and traffic wardens are waiting
to swoop on you.
Apparently the U.K. is the most photographed Country in
the world, and I live in
the most photographed town in the world
If you go into hospital,
with some minor complaint you fear for your life,
as you wonder, whether
you will get out alive, or if you will be one of the
thousands of MRSA
casualties.
The list is never ending.
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise,
as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward,
not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to
repentance.
At the time of the flood,
the Eternal preached to the world to repent through Noah. This was for over 100
years, whilst the Ark was being built.
Before Egypt was utterly
destroyed at the time of the Exodus,
Pharaoh was warned.
Nineveh was warned by
Jonah about its destruction.
In fact Jonah, was so successful
in preaching to them,
that they turned from
their sin. This actually upset Jonah.
The nation repented.
Jonah most upset that
they repented, and did not reap the reward of their wicked ways, which would
have been total destruction.
There
are many examples like this.
Even
in the New Testament, we see the disciples asking,
shall
we wipe out the Samaritans?
Luke 9:54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they
said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume
them, even as Elias did?
Before judgment God
always warns, and he is always patient,
giving time for
repentance.
He does not operate like
us, with knee jerk reactions.
We are told how to
get rid of fear.
1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear;
for fear hath torment. He that fears is not made
perfect in love.
Perfect love is not something that you
create.
The moment that we hear the word ‘perfect’, we are speaking about
God.
It is a gift from God, and even God Himself.
1 John 4:8
He that
loves not, knows not God, for God is love.
1 John 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God has
for us.
God is love, and he that dwells in love
dwells in God, and God in him.
As we stated if you are fearful
where is your God?
So how are we going to get to
this position ?
Pray Lord Jesus I am fearful, Be My Peace,
Be My Comforter.
Be My Love And
Understanding.
Be My Encouragement.
The message to Joshua applies to
us right now.
Be strong and courageous.
First of all Joshua is encouraged
by God.
Then he encourages the people.
Joshua 1:1 Now after
the death of Moses the servant of the
LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spoke unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’
minister, saying,
Joshua 1:2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore
arise, go over this Jordan, you, and all this people, unto the land which
I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
Joshua 1:3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall
tread upon,
that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
Joshua 1:4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto
the great river,
the river Euphrates,all the land of the Hittites,
and unto the great sea toward
the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
Joshua 1:5 There shall not any man be able to stand
before you all the days
of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with you:
I will not fail you, nor forsake you.
Joshua 1:6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shall you
divide for an inheritance the land, which I swore unto their fathers to give them.
{unto this…: or, you shall cause this people to inherit the land, etc}
Joshua 1:7 Only be you strong and very
courageous,
that you may observe to do according to all the law,
which Moses my servant commanded you: turn not from it to the right hand or to
the left,
that you may prosper whithersoever you go. {prosper:
or, do wisely}
Having
being encouraged Joshua now encourages the people.
Joshua 10:25 And Joshua said unto them,
Fear not, nor be dismayed,
be strong and of good courage:
for thus shall the LORD do to all your
enemies against
whom you fight.
Here we can see very clearly, that God wants us to
have faith,
and to trust in Him, and not to fear.
On the other side Satan is saying
How do you know that God even exists ?
Have you ever seen Him ?
Show Him to me.
If you are not even sure that He exists, as you have
never seen Him,
how can you trust Him?
Rest assured, that Satan is painfully aware of the
existence of the Father,
Christ and the Holy Spirit.
When you are suffering in pain and difficulty, he
asks
Why hasn't your God helped you?
Where is He, now that you need Him?
If you listen to that, and if you are standing on
sand,
and not on solid holy ground,
suddenly you are doubting
suddenly you are anxious
suddenly you are fearful
suddenly you are overcome by the blackest
depression.
The enemy has a field day, because you have allowed
it all to happen.
The apostle Peter did walk on the
water.
Matthew 14: 24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea,
tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
Matthew 14: 25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto
them, walking on the sea.
Matthew 14: 26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea,
they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
Matthew 14: 27 But
straightway Jesus spoke unto them, saying,
Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
Matthew 14: 28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be you,
bid me come unto you on the water.
Matthew 14: 29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down
out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
It is strange, that Christ, the
one person in creation, that man
should fear as He was, and is
God, is not feared.
Yet He constantly said to men, fear not, be not
afraid.
In death no man has power over you.
Do not be fearful of other people.
Our fear is completely misdirected.
Our fear of death, is the first fear that needs to
be conquered.
As soon as we believe, and no longer fear death, all
the other fears will quickly be defeated. We need to realise, that Satan holds
the fear of death, over the whole of humanity.
Satan made a huge mistake, by entering into Adam in
the Garden of Eden.
Adam and Eve were both called Adam.
Adam ate of the fruit, which means it became a part
of them.
That fruit, was from the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil, death, Satan.
Thus trapped in humanity, he sealed his defeat and
his destruction
on the cross, which was now not only possible, but
inevitable.
Hallelujah, what a Saviour, what a plan.
Hebrews 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers
of
flesh and blood, he also
himself likewise took part of the same;
that through death
he might destroy him that had the power of death,
that is, the
devil;
Hebrews 2:15 And deliver them who through fear
of death were
all their lifetime
subject to bondage.
Of course, we should make God, the Number One
priority in our life,
and we should fear Him. But our God is so wonderful
and marvellous, that He came to earth as a man and died, having taken on the
likeness of sin,
and was resurrected, so that we could have an
intimate relationship of love
with Him, not one of terror.
Christ called us friends.
John 15:13
Greater
love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:14
You are My
friends if you do whatsoever I command you.
John 15:15
Henceforth I call you not servants,
for the servant knows not what his lord does;
but I have called you friends, for all things that
I have heard of My Father I have made known unto
you.
God knows EVERYTHING about you, yesterday, today and
tomorrow.
He knows which cells are not working, and which are
working.
He knows your thoughts, and your needs before you
do.
You can trust him because He said,
I will never leave or forsake you forever.
When the great Creator and Sustainer, of the
universe says,
He cares for you, and says fear not, that is what we
should do.
We should pay attention, lift our heads to the
heavens, and say indeed:
Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:2
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes,
came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
Psalm 27:3
Though an
army should encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear; though war should rise
against me,
even in this will I be confident.
Psalm 27:4
One thing
have I desired of the LORD; that will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the
days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in
His temple.
Psalm 27:5 For in the
time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion;
in the secret places of His tabernacle shall He hide
me;
He shall set me upon a rock.
Psalm 27:6 And then
shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; therefore I will
offer in His tabernacle sacrifices of joy;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
Rather than fear we really just need to
humble.
Never be fearful to seek the Truth, Jesus Christ.
He stands at the door knocking.
Be bold and open the door and let him in.
There comes a point when issues have to be confronted,
and the reality is that the sooner we do so the
better.
Refuse to accept the lie, that you are happy
in fear and misery.
We all know that this is not true.
If you accept the lie, the only
person being fooled is you.
Some are surprised that their demeanour, does not
hide their hurt
and pain one little bit.
The Eternal God wants you to be happy, full of joy
and peace,
not isolated, unhappy, and fearful.
Seek first the kingdom, and you will not live
in fear.
Take authority over the forces coming
against you.
Ask Christ to reveal himself to
you, and to transform you.
A new fear free life awaits you.
If you do not confront your fears, your life will
continue to be a lonely
miserable existence. If you have sinned, repent, and
get on with
your life. God is not watching you to swat you like
a fly.
John 3:16 God so loved the world that He gave His one and only
Son
that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but
have everlasting life.
It is the blood of Christ, and his death on
the cross, and His resurrection
that destroys our enemy and our fears.
That was the price paid to give you a fear free
life.
Satan was a liar from the beginning, and he is still
lying today.
Why reject the truth and listen
to him.
John 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father
you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode
not in the truth, because there is no truth in him.
When he speaks a lie,
he speaks of his own, for he is a liar and the father of it.
It is Satan and his demons, who
are trembling.
Let them get on with it.
So they should tremble, but not
us.
James 2:19 You believe that there is one God; you do well.
The devils also believe--and tremble.
As fear is from the enemy, it is staggering to see
that fear
is the first item on the list, of those who do not
make it
into the Kingdom of God.
This is followed by unbelief.
Both precede murder and sorcery.
Revelation 21:8 says But the fearful, and
unbelieving,
and the abominable, and
murderers, and whoremongers,
and sorcerers, and
idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake
which burns with fire and
brimstone: which is the second death.
When you realise this, you can
see why there is such stern
judgment on fear. This is because of who originates fear.
Satan delights in making us fear him, rather
than fearing the Eternal God.
Never give in to this gross deception.
Fearlessly we will overcome him
and his attacks,
because he has already been
overcome, indeed even utterly defeated.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not
given us the spirit of fear,
but
of power and of love and of a sound mind.
We repeat that there is a spirit of fear, and it is
not from God.
So by definition it is from the evil one.
The verse seems to be saying have fear or on the other hand
have a sound mind, the love and the power of
God.
Being established in true spiritual
authority, is a mighty stronghold,
a fortress that the enemy cannot breach.
The Eternal God, Jesus Christ
& the Holy Spirit reign supreme,
with total power and authority.
This is an eternal truth that
will never change.
Romans 16:20 And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your
feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
We are operating from victory, and we need to
believe that.
1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, who gives
us
the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
1 John 5:4 For whosoever is born of God overcomes the world.
And this is the victory that overcomes the world,
even our faith.
We have to use our mouth to declare to Satan, that
he is a loser,
and that Christ was totally victorious over him, and
all his demons,
by His death on the cross, and His resurrection.
The word of our testimony is what we tell Satan
about himself,
and his position.
Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the
Lamb,
and by the word of their
testimony;
and they loved not their
lives unto the death.
Do not be afraid to do this.
Tell him, to stay right where he is, until you have
finished speaking
to him, and you have given him permission to leave.
Vent your anger, on the real cause of all your
problems, not on your family,
friends and acquaintances, who have no idea how they
are being used.
Tell him, that he has no legal right to you, as the
price for your sin
has already been paid in full, by Jesus Christ.
Tell him, to get out of your relationships, and all
of your affairs,
and those of your family.
Tell him, that he is a loser, a defeated devil, and
that his time is almost up.
Tell him, that his first prison is the abyss, for
one thousand years,
and he soon will be there.
Tell him, that he will never again go, where you are
going,
and you certainly, do not intend to go where he is
going.
Revelation 20: 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old
serpent,
which is the Devil, and Satan,
and bound him a thousand years,
Revelation 20: 3 And cast him into
the bottomless pit, and shut him up,
and set a seal upon him,
that he should deceive the nations no more,
till the thousand years
should be fulfilled:
and after that he must be
loosed a little season.
Tell him, that in case he has forgotten,
his ultimate destination is in the lake of fire.
Therefore ask him, what is he doing in your house,
trying to mess up your life, your health and mind?
Tell him, to get out of your family’s affairs.
Tell him, not to consider your unrighteousness,
but rather the righteousness of Christ who dwells in
you.
Tell him, that if he returns you will have another
lecture awaiting him.
Tell him that you know, that he is the one giving you
all the negative
thoughts, emotions, and feelings of guilt.
Tell him, that you reject, and refuse them outright.
Tell him, that it is by the authority of the perfect
sacrifice,
the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ who destroyed him on
the cross,
that you are commanding him to leave you alone right
now.
If the situation demands it, then do the
following, boldly and without fear,
fully believing what you are saying:
Bind the
Evil Spirit, in Jesus’ name, and send him to the abyss,
by the
authority of the blood of Christ .
And yes,
you not only can, but you must do this as often as required.
Never ever
have any discussion at all, with any evil spirit.
Only when you have finished commanding him, do you
then give him
permission to leave, with the threat, that there is
more of the same if he returns.
Please add whatever is necessary to deal with your
particular situation.
This is the practical application of Revelation 12:11.
Implement it today, and become an active warrior.
This is not, a going through the motions routine.
Realise that the enemy is hearing your every word
and cringing at every mention of the blood of
Christ,
which is the reason for his complete destruction.
Revelation 20:10 And the
devil that deceived them
was cast into the
lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are,
and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
As far as God is concerned, it has already happened
it uses
the past tense ‘Was’ and the present tense ‘are’.
Two
things that you need not fear.
You do not have to fear man.
You do not have to fear the powers of
darkness.
You should not be presumptuous, but you certainly do not have to
fear.
We always tend to do the exact opposite, of what we
are told to do.
This is how legitimate fear should operate.
Matthew 10:28 And fear not them that kill the body,
but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear Him that is able
to destroy both soul and body in hell.
We should fear God, and fear to disobey, or not pay
attention to what
He says.
We bring many problems on ourselves.
We are told, that if you want to be forgiven,
then you must forgive others yourself.
If you do not forgive others, you are putting
yourself in the perilous situation,
of not being forgiven yourself, and into a position
of fear.
I am not saying, that by
forgiving, you suddenly become best mates in a blink.
Matthew 6:12
And forgive
us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Matthew 6:14
For if you
forgive men their trespasses,
your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Matthew 6:15
But if you
forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Note debts are failures,
shortcomings.
We are often subtly seduced into a position, that
will result in fear.
Anything is used, thoughtless conversation, radio,
television programs,
including news, and supposed entertainment,
newspapers,
‘Religious broadcasts’, absolutely anything at all,
to ensnare us.
Be sure to
eliminate any, and all legal reasons for satan to capture you.
It does not matter :
what it is,
how much you love it,
how much it is worth,
get rid of it immediately
Matthew 5:23
Therefore
if you bring your gift to the altar
and there remember that your brother has something
against you,
Matthew 5:24 leave there your gift before the altar, and go your
way.
First be reconciled to your brother, and then come
and offer your gift.
If your prayers are being hindered, you will
quickly reach a position of fear.
Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.
Are you fearful about not having enough to eat one
day ?
Then whilst you are able, help to feed,
those who cannot do so for themselves now.
Feed them, and when you are in need, the same will
be done for you.
What you sow you will reap.
Sow peace and you will reap peace.
See: Reaping
What We Sow
2 Corinthians 9:6 But this I say:
He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly,
and he who sows bountifully shall reap also
bountifully.
Galatians 6:7 Be not
deceived, God is not mocked;
for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap.
Galatians 6:8
For he that
sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption;
but he that sows to the Spirit shall of the Spirit
reap life everlasting.
Galatians 6:9
And let us
not be weary in well doing,
for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
As you can see, there are many
things that you can do, to consolidate your position in Christ, and ensure that
you are fear free.
I know that we read the
scriptures, but often we do not really believe them.
Matthew 28:20…. lo, I am with you always, even
unto the end of the world." Amen.
If
necessary pray for Christ to be your Faith to believe what you read and
understand.
Hebrews 13:5 Let your manner of living be without covetousness,
and be content with such things as you have; for He
has said,
"I will never leave you, nor forsake
you."
What greater reassurance than that can you have.
There is none.
Your sin regardless of what it is, can be forgiven,
if you only ask.
There is no license to pursue a life of sin.
True freedom, the major legitimate cause to
fear is dealt with
on the cross. You have been forgiven.
To be humble, does not mean you have to be
fearful.
You will not fear man, and what he can do, you will
only fear God.
Do not fear any one.
Whether you are young or old, in school or at
work,
remember you are not alone.
Psalm 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps round about them that
fear Him, and delivers them.
Psalm 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow
of death
will fear no evil;
for You are with me; our rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
With Christ for us, and in us, we will not be
intimidated by any one, and with the angels
of the Lord
encamped around us we WILL NOT FEAR ANYONE.
Instead the opposite thing will happen.
Instead of being fearful, remember that those who
try to intimidate,
and control us, will themselves ultimately fear us,
because we have been mightily anointed with the Holy Spirit, and walking in the
awesome power, and might of the Eternal God. The light that fills our lives,
will blow away the negative darkness like a puff of smoke.
Light always overcomes darkness.
When I was a teenager I used to say
“Why worry when you can pray”.
That is still valid, and very valuable today.
It is probably, one of the most sensible, and
practical sentences
that I have ever made.
Today we are in a world of
don’t eat the beef,
don’t eat the lamb,
don’t eat chickens,
don’t drink the water,
don’t breathe the air, etc., etc.
The TV news and soaps bombard you, with all the
diseases
you are likely to get and suffer.
You are going to get Anthrax, someone is going to
blow up the aircraft,
on which you are travelling, with a tube of
toothpaste, or a bottle of water.
You are going to get bird flu, or mad cow disease.
Everyone who is not ‘you’, is a
‘terrorist’ waiting to kill you.
Newspapers can convince you, that you could never
have another stable relationship. After all you messed up the previous one or
ones.
On and on it goes endlessly.
Please don’t take all that on board.
Give thanks for your many blessings.
Vocally reject EVERYTHING which
is not good and perfect, but is negative.
James 1:17
Every good gift and every
perfect gift is from above,
and cometh down from the
Father of lights,
with whom is no
variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Instead of worrying, being anxious and fearful, it
would be much wiser to say:
Psalms 27:1 The LORD is my light and
my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
Instead of negative thoughts, which not only depress, but
generate fear,
consider this instead.
Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever
things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are
of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on
these things.
Never ever fear to do something,
which the Eternal God has told you to do,
regardless of what it is.
I am speaking from experience.
When my son, Gary was dying, we
were alone, and Gary was right in front of me.
The Eternal God, who was
obviously also present at the time,
clearly told me not to pray for
Gary’s healing.
I heard, and I obeyed.
It never occurred to me to argue
or to disobey.
I had no fear.
I am not unique in this.
I am not bragging, but just
explaining, that we should never fear to obey, the Eternal God.
Abraham also obeyed the command
to sacrifice Isaac.
What about you?
Do you fear to obey?
I
will trust in Christ.
I
will not fear.
Today I won’t worry,
I’ll pray.
What are you going to do about it,
before it is too late?
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