FAITH CAPSULE: Do not worry, deny fear and come out of self-imprisonment in the prison of fear.

John 20:19-30

When Jesus walked back and forth on the face of the earth with His disciples, there were times His disciples demonstrated fear because they could not stand in faith but sank in fear.
In the face of confronting challenges, when fear strikes, faith will sink.
After the resurrection of Jesus, the disciples could not stand on faith which is the promise of Jesus.
The inability to stand in faith will fall into fear.
John 20:19 records the fear of God, “Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 
Disciples of Jesus engage in self-imprisonment because fear displaces their faith.
Jesus knew that fear replaced faith in them when He said to them, “Peace be with you” Jesus, the living word of God, is the Prince of peace, and He visited them with peace because they could not stand in faith.
Where there is fear, there is a worrying disposition of the word of God.
Is there any fear or worrying confronting a challenge militating against your life? 
With experiencing challenges, allow the word of God to arise in you.
God is the one that you need in all challenges. 
The devil is never careless but always careful and on time to take advantage when a believer slips from letting the word have its place in every confronting situation. 
The disciples were not with a better solution to free them from their self-imprisonment of fear but the living word of God. 
The antidote to fear is faith. 
Faith in Jesus will cause peace to reign.  
Jesus spoke to the disciples, and they saw the mark of crucifixion. 
The Bible records, “When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.” (John 20:20) 
The mark on Jesus registered gladness into the disciples, and the spirit of fear departed. 
One that will begin to see the mark of the crucifixion and believe such shall be able to live abundantly.
Also, the fear about all that is in the wicked world will not have its place in your life. 
As a believer in the living word of God, it is your choice to depart from self-imprisonment in the prison of fear by rejoicing. 
Receive and believe that Jesus went to the cross for all. 
The disciples came out of fear to the testimony of the visitation of Jesus. 

Prayer for today: Ask in the name of Jesus that fear will no longer have you locked up in any way of living life. 

Also, ask for the word of God that terminates fear and shall never cease from sounding in your direction.