What
would you think if I told you that you could live without fear? Would
you believe me if I said that despite what you saw on the news tonight,
you could be perfectly at peace? Impossible? Unrealistic? No!
You
see, fear isn’t just a reaction to external circumstances. It’s a
spiritual force. It begins inside of you. And it is totally destructive.
In fact, fear is Satan’s primary weapon. He moves in response to fear,
the way God moves in response to faith. He challenges the promises of
God with it.
An excellent example of this is found in Matthew 14
when Jesus invited Peter to come to Him on the water. “But when he
[Peter] saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink,
he cried, saying, Lord, save me” (verse 30).
What
enabled Peter to walk on the water? His faith in the Word of Jesus.
What caused Peter to sink? He saw the wind boisterous and he was afraid.
It wasn’t the wind that defeated him, it was his fear of it! He looked
at his circumstances, gave in to the fear, and the result was defeat. If
Peter had kept his focus on Jesus, his faith would never have wavered.
All the blustering and blowing in the world couldn’t have drawn him off
course.
Faith is developed by meditating on God’s Word. Fear is
developed by meditating on Satan’s lies. Such fearful meditation is
called “worrying.” Don’t do it!
The Word of God is the sword of
the Spirit. Use it to fight Satan every time he comes against you. Hold
up your shield of faith and quench all of his fiery darts. Speak words
of faith and fear will depart.
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