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OFF FEAR
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18 There
is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do
with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18 (NIV)
15 For
you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you
received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” Romans
8:15 (NIV)
7 For God
did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of
self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)
10 So do
not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will
strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)
1 After
this, the word of the Lord came to
Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid,
Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” Genesis 15:1 (NIV)
21 At
that time I commanded Joshua: “You have seen with your own eyes all that the Lord your God has done to these two
kings. The Lord will do the same
to all the kingdoms over there where you are going. 22 Do not be afraid of them; the Lord your God himself will fight for
you.” Deuteronomy 3:21-22 (NIV)
1 But
now, this is what the Lord says--
he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have
redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. 2 When you pass through the
waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not
sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the
flames will not set you ablaze. 3 For I am the Lord,
your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.” Isaiah 43:1-3 (NIV)
7 “But
blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him. 8 He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends
out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are
always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear
fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8 (NIV)
1 The Lord is my
shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me
lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he restores
my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Even though
I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you
are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely
goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in
the house of the Lord forever. Psalms 23:1-6 (NIV)
BUTTER
“What
giants are you facing? The giant of peer
pressure? Of different ideologies and
philosophies fighting for control of your life?
What about giants like social injustice, moral deterioration or
crime? Or maybe the giant of fear,
joblessness, broken relationships or family conflict? Young David faced a giant named Goliath, a
member of the Philistine nation – a bitter enemy of God’s people. Goliath was more than nine feet tall and
clothed with heavy armor. His spear was
about the size of a tree trunk. Goliath
was one of the largest men in recorded history.
He defied the army of Israel, challenging them to send a man against
him. David volunteered. Goliath had David out-armed and out –experienced. Goliath was a great warrior; David was
not. His only weapon was a slingshot –
and a deep dependence on God. And God
gave him victory.” Billy Graham
“If I could hear Christ praying for me….I would not fear
a million enemies.” Anonymous
“There is never a fear that has not a corresponding ‘Fear
not.’” Amy Carmichael
“God incarnate is the end of fear. The heart that realizes that He is in the
midst…..will be quiet in the midst of alarm.”
F.B. Meyer
“This
morning let us hear the Lord Jesus speak to each one of us: ‘I will help
thee’. ‘It is but a small thing for Me,
thy God, to help thee. Consider what I
have done already. What! Not help thee? Why, I bought thee with My blood. What!
Not help thee? I have died for
thee; and if I have done the greater, will I not do the less? Help thee!
It is the least thing I will ever do for thee; I have done more, and
will do more. Before the world began I
chose thee. I made the covenant for
thee. I laid aside My glory and became a
man for thee; I gave My life for thee; and if I did all this, I will surely
help thee now. In helping thee, I am giving
thee what I have bought for thee already.
If thou hadst need of a thousand times as much help, I would give it
thee; thou requirest little compared with what I am ready to give. ‘Tis much for thee to need, but it is nothing
for me to bestow. “Help thee?” Fear not!
If there were an ant at the door of thy granary asking for help, it
would not ruin thee to give him a handful of thy wheat; and thou art nothing
but a tiny insect at the door of my all sufficiency. “I will help thee”.’ O my soul, is not this enough? Dost thou need more strength than the
omnipotence of the United Trinity? Dost
thou want more wisdom than exists in the Father, more love than displays itself
in the Son, or more power than is manifest in the influences of the
Spirit? Bring hither thine empty
pitcher! Surely this well will fill
it. Haste, gather up thy wants, and
bring them there – thine emptiness, thy woes, thy needs. Behold, this river of God is full for thy
supply; what canst thou desire beside?
Go forth, my soul, in this thy might.
The Eternal God is thine helper!” C. H.
Spurgeon
“It is only the
fear of God that can deliver us from the fear of man.” John Witherspoon
“Men who fear God
face life fearlessly. Men who do not
fear God end up fearing everything.” Richard Halverson
HEART SAVOR
· If God is my Father, what need have I to fear? He Who brings out the starry host one by one
and calls them each by name is able to handle all things concerning me. Who could need more strength than the
Omnipotent God?
· I fear no evil for God is with me.
· I depend on God and God delivers me victorious -
always.
