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Leviticus
26:17
And I will
set my face against you, and ye shall be slain
before your enemies:
they
that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall
flee when none pursueth you.
Ezekiel
20:26 ……
that I might make them
desolate, to the end
that they might know that I am the LORD.
A Message From Peter James
Fear
Not
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?
27 Which of you by being
over-anxious can add a single foot
to his height? (Weymouth)
28 "So why do you worry about clothing?
Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;
31 "Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What
shall we eat?’
or ‘What shall we drink?’ or
‘What shall we wear?’
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 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 that 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.
The Bible in Basic
English
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 thing 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 think
that they are not making any progress.
The stagnation and confusion
in the mind needs to be overcome.
A transformation from
caterpillar to butterfly is required.
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.
God
says my grace is sufficient for you.
I am not saying that these
things are easy, but I am showing our
true position with us in
Christ, 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.
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 that 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 plans were laid down for each of us personally. You do not have to
scheme to achieve or worry how to keep your position or possessions.
Often the blessings you
receive become a curse as you worry about them.
No one else can do what you
were made, and called to do.
The 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 or 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, live and die.
The
stages are punctuated with different circumstances for each of us.
But
essentially we are the same, eating 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).
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 what 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 position is under threat
even when it is not.
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 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.
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 that deal with this.
This is the very cornerstone
of the website,
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 Religion.
Fear is becoming
widespread.
In the last days we are told
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.
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
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 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, 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.
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 who we regard as our
minister, regardless of the name or position
others have given them, or
which they might even have given themselves.
We believe that the minister
is the professional, after all he/she must know.
That is his/her job.
The result is that they have a
hold over you.
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, it frightens them, they say.
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 they
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 so deceived
them.
They do not understand that
the Father,
the Holy Spirit and Jesus are
one in every possible way.
They are in total
agreement.
Our imagination 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 that is a question that we all can ask.
2 Kings 6:16 And he answered,"Fear not,
for they that are with us are more than they that are
with them."
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 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.
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, I imagine 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 few dollars
can replace the Eternal God.
It is utterly absurd.
This ‘Christian
Ministry’ is marketing products based on earning money based on 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 120 years to
diligently build the ark but it was not his
workmanship that preserved the
ark and it's contents.
It was the covering, the
atonement of God, and the protection of God that did that.
In an upheaval of nature that
has never taken place again, and which makes any hurricane seem like child's
play, all in the ark were protected.
No man made vessel would
survive, forty days of continual rain with water also violently breaking out of
the underground reservoirs.
Consider, 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 that you have to look to 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 that. 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 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
through a funeral service for someone
whom you had been with, and
seen them die,
if when you arrived back home
they were at your front door waiting for you. I think you would be a very frightened
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 their face started to shine like the sun, and two
other people appeared out
of nowhere, I think that you
would be a very worried person.
But to all these
situations Christ said 'Fear not'.
Christ knew that
they would be afraid.
Here are some additional
common scenarios that produce fear.
We have to realise that there
are always valid reasons why you fear
to do or not to do something.
You ask the ‘What if’ question
and come up with all sorts of
answers, that might, and often
never materialise.
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.
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 forms which constantly
immediate demand action
otherwise you face prosecution
for minor infringement of some regulation.
When you are broke the system
treats you as a criminal with threats of prison etc.
You are a law abiding citizen
coping with the above, as you see criminals go free. You fear to go out, you
fear being burgled.
Job 4:13 In thoughts from the visions of the
night,
when deep sleep falls on men,
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.
The food, water and air are
contaminated but we are told:
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
well known 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 this 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,
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 you into oblivion at the first opportunity.
It
is the enemy who wants to do that.
It
is a classic use 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
for
over 100 years whilst the Ark was being built.
Before
Egypt was utterly destroyed at the time of the Exodus, Pharoah was warned. Nineveh
was warned by Jonah about its destruction.
In
fact Jonah, was so successful that they turned from their sin.
He
was most upset that they repented and did not reap the rewards
of
their wicked ways. 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
some thing 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,
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.
3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall
tread upon,
that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
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.
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.
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}
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.
We can see here very clearly
that God wants us to have faith,
and 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 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.
25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went
unto them, walking on the sea.
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.
27 But straightway Jesus spoke unto them,
saying, Be of good cheer;
it is I; be not afraid.
28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be
you,
bid me come unto you on the water.
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,
is God.
Yet He constantly said to men,
fear not, be not afraid.
In death no man has power over
you.
Do no 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 the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil, death, Satan.
Thus trapped in humanity he
sealed his defeat and destruction
on the cross 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;
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 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?
2 When the wicked, even
mine enemies and my foes,
came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, 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,
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 that there is such stern
judgment on fear because of
its originator.
And fearlessly we will over
come 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 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 get to 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,
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
forgot 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.
Only when you have finished
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’.
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 if you want to be
forgiven then you must forgive others yourself. If you do not forgive you are
putting yourself in the perilous situation of not being forgiven yourself, and
into a position of fear.
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.
Matthew 5:23 Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar
and there remember that your brother has something against you,
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.
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.
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 you are travelling on 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.
With the newspapers they
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:
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?
In Him shall I trust.
Today I won’t worry, I’ll pray.
The
only way out of this dilemma is Jesus Christ.
He is the only way of escape.
Praise the Lord.
Come soon Lord Jesus.
Amen.
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