Overcome your Fears – Part 4
Deuteronomy 1:30 The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you.
Finally, in this series on “Overcome your Fears”, the last thing I want to mention is that when we fear, we fail to believe in God and we lose the promise that God had for our lives.
The Word of God, affirms us so many times, in so many stories, in so many ways; that the Lord our God is an Overcomer. He fights the battle for us. David says in Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
When we allow fear to take residence in our life, maybe due to various circumstances, it is like agreeing to these statements, “I do not believe in your power God”; “I do not believe that you can be my stronghold”; “You cannot help me out of this situation”; “You are so far away and you cannot rescue me”. In short, when we allow fear to overcome our life, we are allowing ourselves to disbelieve in God and his abilities. And many fail to realize that this has negative consequences.
One of the major stories in the Bible is the exodus of Israel from their 400 years of bondage from Egypt to their Promised Land. Some think this was a story of victory, but many fail to realize that the same Israelites who came out of Egypt lost the promise that God had for them, since they allowed fear to overcome their lives.
When the whole Israel community was very close to the Promised Land, Moses selected 12 people, one from each tribe to survey the land that the Lord God had promised to Abraham and his descendents. The 12 people came back with the fruit of the land and mentioned that the land was indeed a land flowing with milk and honey. However, except for Joshua and Caleb, ten of them also said that the people in that land were very big and tall, they had fortified cities. This negative report from the ten people bought fear in the hearts of the Israelites. This report made them rebel against God. They began to disbelieve in God that he would deliver them the Israelites from these big people. They forgot that this was the same God who made them cross the Red Sea on dry land; the same God who defeated the Egyptians in front of their eyes; the same God who gave them food and water in the desert; and the same God who appeared to them at Mount Sinai. They began to disbelieve all what they had experienced about God after so many years of travel. They failed to accept the fact that their promise will ever come to pass.
Except for Joshua and Caleb, God forbid this whole generation of people from entering the Promised Land. However, God was still faithful to his promise to Abraham. God allowed the children of this generation to inherit the land, while all the people of this generation died in the desert and never got an opportunity to step into the Promised Land, after striving for it their entire lives.
Are you today in the same situation? Is Fear overwhelming your life? Is this preventing you from seeing God’s plan? Is it preventing you from acting with boldness, in love or with a sound mind? Is it preventing you from receiving that God has promised for you? So what should we do?
Whenever fear tries to come into your life, you can surely remember what Moses said to the Israelites in Deuteronomy 1:30 The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you.
Don’t focus on the problem, but focus on the one who will deliver you from all your problems. God is keeping a very close watch over our lives. When God says he is our fortress, he indeed means it! If you do not know Jesus, then ask Him to come into your lives and deliver you from all your fears. Don’t allow fear to make you lose the wonderful and eternal promise that God has for you!
Stanley Samuel
Associate
India International Church
Finally, in this series on “Overcome your Fears”, the last thing I want to mention is that when we fear, we fail to believe in God and we lose the promise that God had for our lives.
The Word of God, affirms us so many times, in so many stories, in so many ways; that the Lord our God is an Overcomer. He fights the battle for us. David says in Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
When we allow fear to take residence in our life, maybe due to various circumstances, it is like agreeing to these statements, “I do not believe in your power God”; “I do not believe that you can be my stronghold”; “You cannot help me out of this situation”; “You are so far away and you cannot rescue me”. In short, when we allow fear to overcome our life, we are allowing ourselves to disbelieve in God and his abilities. And many fail to realize that this has negative consequences.
One of the major stories in the Bible is the exodus of Israel from their 400 years of bondage from Egypt to their Promised Land. Some think this was a story of victory, but many fail to realize that the same Israelites who came out of Egypt lost the promise that God had for them, since they allowed fear to overcome their lives.
When the whole Israel community was very close to the Promised Land, Moses selected 12 people, one from each tribe to survey the land that the Lord God had promised to Abraham and his descendents. The 12 people came back with the fruit of the land and mentioned that the land was indeed a land flowing with milk and honey. However, except for Joshua and Caleb, ten of them also said that the people in that land were very big and tall, they had fortified cities. This negative report from the ten people bought fear in the hearts of the Israelites. This report made them rebel against God. They began to disbelieve in God that he would deliver them the Israelites from these big people. They forgot that this was the same God who made them cross the Red Sea on dry land; the same God who defeated the Egyptians in front of their eyes; the same God who gave them food and water in the desert; and the same God who appeared to them at Mount Sinai. They began to disbelieve all what they had experienced about God after so many years of travel. They failed to accept the fact that their promise will ever come to pass.
Except for Joshua and Caleb, God forbid this whole generation of people from entering the Promised Land. However, God was still faithful to his promise to Abraham. God allowed the children of this generation to inherit the land, while all the people of this generation died in the desert and never got an opportunity to step into the Promised Land, after striving for it their entire lives.
Are you today in the same situation? Is Fear overwhelming your life? Is this preventing you from seeing God’s plan? Is it preventing you from acting with boldness, in love or with a sound mind? Is it preventing you from receiving that God has promised for you? So what should we do?
Whenever fear tries to come into your life, you can surely remember what Moses said to the Israelites in Deuteronomy 1:30 The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you.
Don’t focus on the problem, but focus on the one who will deliver you from all your problems. God is keeping a very close watch over our lives. When God says he is our fortress, he indeed means it! If you do not know Jesus, then ask Him to come into your lives and deliver you from all your fears. Don’t allow fear to make you lose the wonderful and eternal promise that God has for you!
Stanley Samuel
Associate
India International Church
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