FAITH CAPSULE: Fear is a weapon of devil to reduce man for destruction.

Job 1, 2 John 20:26-31

It is important to note it that in life, fear will always cause failure for man while faith of man is the way to prevail against fear.
Many times, man locks selves indoor for fear. Whenever man is self-locked up stagnation will replace man’s movement or breakthrough in many areas of life. Disciples of Jesus allowed fear to lock them up after persecution of Jesus. It is written, “And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, ‘Peace to you!’” (John 20:26)  Fear, with no respect for man, went forward to shut door on disciples of Jesus after the persecution of Jesus. Obviously, fear and doubt became a roommate for the disciples until Jesus came and broke down the door of fear and doubt by His presence. On the same instance Jesus responded to Thomas’ doubt, “Then He said to Thomas, ‘Reach your finger here, and look at my hands: and reach your hand here, and put it onto My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.’” (John 20:27)
Unquestionably, fear and doubt can be compared to a bag and its handle. Most times, fear cannot strike without doubt having its place in the life of its victim. The same can be said of a bag and its handle. A bag without its handle is not complete. Fear and doubt are agents of unbelief that patronizes man recurrently. Fear can be devastating when it strikes man in any area of life. Just as fear could not excuse disciples of Jesus, Job also experienced visitation of fear. Imagine Job a man described by God as none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil experienced a devastating destruction. He lost his children and wealth in a twinkle of an eye. Having lost it all, he testified, “For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, and what I dreaded has happened to me.” (Job 3:25) Was it the testimony of Job’s fear that opened him up to become a target of Satan’s attack?
Meditating testimonies of God will deny fear and doubt. Wondrous works declare that God’s name is near (Psalms 75:1) By virtue of His wondrous works, keep eyes on God and He will always draw you near. What else do we need to confirm that He has come that we may have life and that we may have it more abundantly? Do not live life as unbelieving, but believing. Let God occupy you in this wicked world and He will not fail to deliver His own.

Prayer for today: Ask God for deliverance from the spirit of fear; spirit of doubt so that faith will take charge in your life.