Fear No Fear

(All scripture from the World English Bible, ebible.org, all rights reserved)

David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed; for Yahweh God, even my God, is with you. He will not fail you, until all the work for the service of Yahweh’s house is finished.
1 Chronicles 28:20 (emphasis added)

When we have a task from the Lord, we have a task from the Lord. We are to do it. Seems simple, yes? God often lays on our hearts things that He wants done. Obey Him. Right away. Just do it. But how? It reminds me of the hole in the bucket response: ‘With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza?’ We need to do it, but how shall we do it, O Lord, O Lord?

With strength and courage (Exodus 15:2, Joshua 14:11, and 2 Chronicles 15:7). Without fear or dismay (Isaiah 8:12, Psalm 27:1, and John 14:27). To remember that the Lord is with you – in this task and outside it as well. Genesis 21:22 says “At that time, Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, “God is with you in all that you do.”” Oh, that that is said of us as it was of Abraham. Deuteronomy 31:6 says, “Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.” Do not forget that when the Lord says do and you choose to act, you’ll be emotionally and spiritually equipped for the service of the Lord. The Lord is a just God (Psalm 145:17). He won’t call you to something you cannot do or that has tools you do not have, cannot get, or cannot wield. He enables us and rides alongside us.

God doesn’t sleep, slip, or stop. He does not fail or forsake. He is in it for the longest of hauls. He is in it until long after we all reach the finish line. God never stops. There might be trouble that rears its head, but in the Lord you’ll be in the eye of that hurricane. You won’t have to deny what’s around you, but it won’t touch you. There are 8,000 promises in the Word. It is a guarantee that one of them will cover the circumstances you are in. Other than that, there are many, many verses that cover many topics. Find what it is that relates to your situation. Meditate on them. Think on them. Let Holy Spirit guide your thinking as you narrow the scriptures down to two or three that really resonate in your spirit. Then start praying them. Praise your way to the throne, then speak out His Word over your situation, and then praise your way out. Make that a habit. The Lord watches over His Word (Jeremiah 1:12). The Lord ensures that it doesn’t return to Him empty and without substance in it (Isaiah 55:9-10).

Remember that God is a God of FAITH and not FEELINGS (Hebrews 11:6). You can wake up every day and throughout each day proclaim: ‘In Jesus’ name I speak Deuteronomy 31:6 and Psalm 1:1-3 over my life. God is with me, I will think on His Word, and I will succeed in all I do.’ This is not positive thinking. This is possessive faith. This is Kingdom thinking. God says do, so you act. You use the Word — walking in accordance with it, not bending it to your whim — and you believe what the Lord says in it as you go. You might not see the end of the tunnel. You might not even see there is a tunnel. But you push forward. Stay strong, stand in the armour of God (Ephesians 6:13-18), and declare that you’re a winner in Jesus and that you WILL succeed (Proverbs 16:1-3). Whether you feel it or not, you’re declaring according to the will of God.

The Word is the will of the Lord. Holy Spirit will always tell you when you’re trying to colour out of the lines. Make sure you listen and adjust accordingly before you start declaring or praying. Preparation is important. Getting the Word into your heart is important. Being fully persuaded that what you are saying is truth if vital. Because when you act, when you speak words out of your mouth, you’re speaking in spirit authority. Our authority IN Jesus as we abide IN Jesus doing according to the Word and Will of the Father is what grants us the ability to walk in the victory of Jesus (John 15:14-16). Whether you see it or not, you can by faith possess that victory because Jesus is going to claim it, God is going to see it done, and since Jesus is in you and is working through you; by default it is also yours as a co-heir with Jesus (Galatians 4:4-7).

We can do the things that God tells us to do because (1) they CAN be done – God says so; and (2) God gives us the tools – faith, grace, armour, the Holy Spirit, Jesus’ righteous nature, the fruits of the Spirit – to do the job. We don’t have to fail. We don’t have to have anxiety, depression, or stress about it. We can through faith, by grace, possess the promises and blessings of God as we do the works our faith in Jesus births in us. Sounds complicated, huh? Let me boil it down to something Jesus said in John 5:19 “Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.” It’s worth it to read the passage right down through verse 47. Jesus stresses that He and His Father are one. And that you can be One with the Father when you also abide in Jesus as Jesus abides in His Father. A key part of that abiding is obedience. You won’t BE obedient if you’re not Word focuses. Renewing your mind to the things and will of the Father. Not praying out of what YOU want, but out of what the FATHER wants. It’s a shift, but we can do it. With His help.

If God says do, do. Don’t waiver. Claim the strength and use the tools He gives you. Rely on His advice. Be obedient. Be of courage. Don’t fear. Jesus IS. God is beside you and in you and will NOT ever leave you. Not before the work is done, not when the work is done, not after the work is done. He promised. And God always tells the truth. Not His truth. Not your truth. THE truth. Period. Full stop. God IS Truth. God is love, and perfect love doesn’t lie.

Daily Affirmation of God’s Love: Deuteronomy 10:12-21

Yahweh God Almighty made all of creation. He made the heavens and all that is in the heavens belongs to Him. And yet, He chose your ancestors. He set His heart on them. In Amos 3:2 the Lord says “You only I have known of all the families of the earth” (New Standard Revised Version). That is quite a statement if you think of how many people have stepped on this fair soil. If you science it out based on what we think we know now, there have been around one hundred thirteen billion four hundred million people on this planet – including those alive today. Yahweh set His heart on THIS family (the Jews) and chose their descendants after them. Then, through Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, He brought us all into Abraham’s family and the promises of Abraham (Ephesians 3:5-6). He loves you. You’re His family.

Your Daily Confession of God’s love to YOU:

Today God loves that I _______.