EXPOSING FEAR
Genesis 13

At anytime a mentally, maladjusted man knows and understands the state of his condition, such a man is bound and set to come out of his situation. When there is understanding, knowledge, which is the application of wisdom, will be found. Understanding and knowing that fear is the only weapon that the devil relies on calls for a need to actually want to understand and know how to put it into subjection by the grace of God. First of all, fear can be defined as: a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, pain, and all sort of confronting challenges. In the case of fear, whether the threat is real or imagined, the feeling or condition of being afraid often takes over. The devil has been very successful in this department ever since. He knows to always choose the opposite of God to fight the children of God. He knows quite well that the opposite of fear is faith. The devil knows that every where faith is steadfast and well grounded is a no-go area for him. By this virtue, it is important for us to now turn to the source of faith and begin to make it our day and night dwelling place. When the source of faith becomes our dwelling place, fear will not have a place in us. So where does faith come from? The Bible states, “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Romans 10:17) To just hear the Word is not adequate. Walking out of Sunday service and waiting until the following Sunday service is like hearing but not hearing and hearing. Hearing and hearing is taking the extra mile by studying and finding multiple ways of listening. Evidently, fear is an evidence of not hearing and hearing adequately enough. The Word of God is God. At every time man is able to hear from God, doubt cannot have its place because no man can clearly hear from God and doubt Him. When God speaks, He wants us to see what He says with the eyes of our heart. God promised Abraham when there was nothing on the ground. “And the LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: ‘Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are—northward, southward, eastward, and westward; 15 for all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants forever.’” (Genesis 13:14-15)  God’s command is His Word. He gave it to Abraham to lift his eyes to see and Abraham heard God because he saw the Word of God as being there when it was not actually there yet. Seeing the Word that he heard from God made it impossible for him to doubt and he could not yield to fear. By the grace of God, put the devil where it belongs. Meditate daily on the Word both day and night.

Prayer for today: Teach me Your way O Lord, and lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.