Tuesday, 10th September, 2013
TYPES OF DARKNESS – FEAR 1
Memorize: “But as many as received Him, to them He gave power to become the sons of God, even to them that believed on His name.” (John 1vs12) READ: Daniel 3vs1-30 THE OPPOSITE OF FEAR IS FAITH. The greatest enemy of man is fear. It stands as gods in the lives of its victims. It operates like a mustard seed. It brings diseases, though the victim may not have any disease before but immediately fear sets in, different types of ailment/diseases appear. It eventually kills faster than any other diseases. In most cases, the fear of unknown is the one that kills faster. In Daniel 3vs1-30, the people of Babylon were afraid of the consequence of not bowing to the gods (image of gold) set up by the king, Nebuchadnezzar. This fear made them to bow to the graven image. As a result, their response to fear brought about disappointment to them as they witness the Hebrew men who did not bow to the graven image. It is affirmed in Daniel 11vs32 that those who know their God (The Almighty God) shall be strong and do exploit; the New International Version (NIV) says: “but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.” In Numbers 13, God told Moses to send some men to explore the land of Cannan. Truly, what they saw were frightening. The physical nature most times may be frightening but by using the eyes of faith, those things that are frightening will be like an ant. Due to what they saw, they all went back to give bad report except Caleb and Joshua who had strong faith in God, said to Moses and Aaron that though the land was frightening but they could conquer, seeing that the place was filled with goodies of life. Surprisingly and unfortunately, those who gave the bad report concerning the land died before they got there. Be cautious of your attitude to the challenges you are facing lest you regret your action later. This tells us that you can bring damnation to yourself through fear.As destructive as fear is, its remedy is within us. When God originally created us, our fore parent made us to sin, due to this, God sent His only begotten son for the remission of our sins. John 1vs12 says “but as many as received Him, to them He gave power to become the sons of God, even to them that believed on His name
ACTION POINT: receive the only begotten son, JESUS CHRIST now. It is your gateway to total freedom
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