Wrestling With Fear
“And
the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also
he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him. Then Jacob was greatly
afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks,
and herds, and the camels, into two bands; And said, If Esau come to the one
company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.” (Genesis 32:6-8)
Today’s Morsel:
Many saints of God spend their entire life living in fear. They fear what
others think of them. They fear to witness. They fear to serve God
openly. They just seem to wake up with fear. Paul told Timothy,
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and
of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7) If fear does not come from God, then
you need to realize where it’s coming from. It is coming from the enemy
of your soul. John said that fear will torment you. It will drive
you into a deep state of emotional depression. Jacob was afraid that his
brother Esau was going to kill him. He was so fearful that he didn’t even
realize that God was with him. Not until he took hold of God and would
not let go did, he overcome his fears. You can wrestle with fear to your
own destruction, or you can learn to get a hold of God and walk by faith.
Faith always put fear on the run. It is your choice which you hold onto,
fear or faith. I choose faith!
Sing: I’ve
got Jesus on the inside, working on the outside, Oh what a change in my
life. I’ve got Jesus on the inside, working on the outside, Oh what a
change in my life. I’ve got Jesus on the inside, working on the outside,
Oh what a change in my life; Oh what a change in my life.
Thought For Today: Faith
always put fear on the run. (Parker)
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