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| Rev'd G. S. Adeyemo |
"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness." Isaiah 41:10
Introduction
The Almighty God in His word says "Fear not..." He knows every device of the devil before these great charge. Fear is a terrific weapon in the hands of Satan and his agents to deflate joy, faith, hope and victory. Whoever conquers his fear has captured the strongest weapon of his adversaries.
What Is Fear?
You may want to know what fear is. An online Biblical dictionary(Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.) defines "Fear as an uneasiness of mind, upon the thought of future evil likely to befall us. Fear is the passion of our nature which excites us to provide for our security, on the approach of evil.
In King James, fear is mentioned 501 times. In the American Standard Version of the Bible it is mentioned 487 times. And in the Reverse Version of the Bible fear is mentioned 483 times. However the word is used in various ways. For example, the fear of the Lord which is the beginning of wisdom refers to reverence, awe, honour etc of God. This is good for man in order to worship God Almighty.
Fear which is in Greek phobea is an unusual emotional feeling of danger, threat, unsecure which moves us to seek protections.
Dangers or Threats include, war, terrorism, cultism, diseases like Ebola, Lasa, Sars, COVID-19 which we are all facing today. Some of these may not even bring death but the fear of them can be so terrible. Whatever you are seeing, hearing or feeling that are scary, the Lord says "Fear not". Fear not is used 63 times by God in the KJV of the Bible.
Fear is the opposite of faith. You must not entertain fear in your heart. Your situation is not to destroy or kill you. No matter what may be the symptom or medical reports, the Lord will will reverse the ones that negates your well-being in Jesus name.
Your condition is never a death sentence. The Lord who is able to turn dry bones to living and mighty army will turn around your situation. If it's caused by sin, fear not, Jesus Christ she'd his blood for the remission of that sin. He will blot out all iniquities and deliver you from power desth.
How to overcome fear in time like this
Know and trust in the PROMISES of God. Isaiah 55: 10-12; Psalm 119:89
You must believe in the PRESENCE of God with you. Psalm 23:4, 5; Matthew. 28:18-20; Isaiah. 43:2-4
You need to depend on the unfailing POWER of God inside of you. 2Timothy. 1:7; Ephesians. 3:16; Romans. 8: 15
Finally, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. Romans 10:9-13
Fear not; you shall not die but shall live in Jesus name.
