Overcome your Fears – Part 1
Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
The other day my young son Jacob was trying to ask permission to do something that was not allowed in our house. He tried by-passing me by asking his mom for permission. I recognized his sly trick. I asked him to come close to me, but he would not come. I persisted, but he continued to stay away from me. He knew that he had asked the wrong question and now he was scared. He thought I would punish him. I called him again and promised that I was not going to spank him. I just wanted him to be close to me, so that I could explain why I had put that rule in our house.
Finally, after some persistence, Jacob took the courage to move forward and come close to me. I explained the reason for the rule and he agreed to do the right thing. I know that he did not fully understand the reason, but my love for him, made him do the right thing. At that moment all his fear vanished, since I was able to hug him and make him feel comfortable. Yes, I did have to negotiate with him that he will not get to play with the fire-crackers that I had bought for him. But the key thing was that his fear was NO longer existent.
Today many people are living a life ruled by many fears. Perhaps you lost a job, or you have an incurable disease, or you lost a loved one, or you see your life in danger, or you are lonely. Perhaps you did things that were forbidden, like my little son, that are against the will of God. When we are in any such circumstances or situations, we seem to be controlled by questions, such as: What If? What will I do? What if God doesn’t? That is when fear starts overcoming our lives.
When my son was far away from me, fear had overcome his life. He started getting scared of the same Father, on whose shoulder he loved to jump and play. Fear made him stay away from the Father who loved him no matter what mistakes he did. Fear made him feel unworthy to be on his father’s lap or being close to his presence. As long as my son was away from me, he was in a state of fear; however as soon as he was near me his fear vanished.
No matter what the circumstances, it is not biblically warranted for a person, who believes in Jesus to live in fear. Based on my experience I have seen that Fear is a paralyzer. Anybody who lives in fear fails to do anything. He or she seems to cringe from every right decision of their lives. Fear has a unique tendency to overcome life’s decisions.
The verse in Revelation 12:11 confirm that it was the blood of the lamb that entitled all people to overcome their enemy. If today we are overcome by fear, maybe it is time for us to recognize that the death (when the blood of the lamb was shed on the cross) and resurrection of Jesus has already entitled ALL people to be an Over comer. All who do not know Jesus do not have this hope or guarantee. My son’s fears were allayed, when he came close to his loving father, no matter what he did. Similarly, our Father in Heaven is calling each one of us to come close to Jesus. He will then take away all our fears and help us live a life of eternal peace and joy. We can either be overcome with fear or we can overcome the fear with Jesus in our life. The choice is in our hands!
Stanley Samuel
Associate
India International Church
The other day my young son Jacob was trying to ask permission to do something that was not allowed in our house. He tried by-passing me by asking his mom for permission. I recognized his sly trick. I asked him to come close to me, but he would not come. I persisted, but he continued to stay away from me. He knew that he had asked the wrong question and now he was scared. He thought I would punish him. I called him again and promised that I was not going to spank him. I just wanted him to be close to me, so that I could explain why I had put that rule in our house.
Finally, after some persistence, Jacob took the courage to move forward and come close to me. I explained the reason for the rule and he agreed to do the right thing. I know that he did not fully understand the reason, but my love for him, made him do the right thing. At that moment all his fear vanished, since I was able to hug him and make him feel comfortable. Yes, I did have to negotiate with him that he will not get to play with the fire-crackers that I had bought for him. But the key thing was that his fear was NO longer existent.
Today many people are living a life ruled by many fears. Perhaps you lost a job, or you have an incurable disease, or you lost a loved one, or you see your life in danger, or you are lonely. Perhaps you did things that were forbidden, like my little son, that are against the will of God. When we are in any such circumstances or situations, we seem to be controlled by questions, such as: What If? What will I do? What if God doesn’t? That is when fear starts overcoming our lives.
When my son was far away from me, fear had overcome his life. He started getting scared of the same Father, on whose shoulder he loved to jump and play. Fear made him stay away from the Father who loved him no matter what mistakes he did. Fear made him feel unworthy to be on his father’s lap or being close to his presence. As long as my son was away from me, he was in a state of fear; however as soon as he was near me his fear vanished.
No matter what the circumstances, it is not biblically warranted for a person, who believes in Jesus to live in fear. Based on my experience I have seen that Fear is a paralyzer. Anybody who lives in fear fails to do anything. He or she seems to cringe from every right decision of their lives. Fear has a unique tendency to overcome life’s decisions.
The verse in Revelation 12:11 confirm that it was the blood of the lamb that entitled all people to overcome their enemy. If today we are overcome by fear, maybe it is time for us to recognize that the death (when the blood of the lamb was shed on the cross) and resurrection of Jesus has already entitled ALL people to be an Over comer. All who do not know Jesus do not have this hope or guarantee. My son’s fears were allayed, when he came close to his loving father, no matter what he did. Similarly, our Father in Heaven is calling each one of us to come close to Jesus. He will then take away all our fears and help us live a life of eternal peace and joy. We can either be overcome with fear or we can overcome the fear with Jesus in our life. The choice is in our hands!
Stanley Samuel
Associate
India International Church
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