Fear is definitely one of the strongest weapons a person can give into the devil’s hands. When a person is driven by fear she/he looses power. Fear is as powerful as supernatural faith, while supernatural faith lead us to victory, fear lead us to destruction.When a person is driven by fear, she/he acts cowardly. Take a look on what the Bible says about the cowards:
Revelation 21:8 “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
As we can observe, God treats the cowards with no difference from a murderers. We all have to take this verse of the Bible for granted. Many people think that they may lose their salvation only by committing something they judge as too sinful. We have to remember that our Lord sees things from a different angle and His thoughts are definitely different from ours.
You may ask: why does God is so strict? And you may think: What is wrong on being afraid?
God hates and will send the cowards to the lake of fire because they usually LIE, they hide the truth, they do not stand the hands to help others because they are too afraid of compromising themselves, they are too concerned of what others will think about them… in few words, the cowardly are always concerned about HIMSELF.
I believe now you can understand why a person who is driven by fear is so detestable to God. The Bible teaches us that there is only one that we shall fear:
Luke 12:5 “But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!
We shall fear the Lord, and the Lord alone! Very often people tend to fear one another, they forget that the human being is just clay; they often fear more the man than the Lord!
Let us see what the Bible says about that:
Psalms 56:11 “In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
Hebrews 13:6 “So we may boldly say: "The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?"
My dear friends do not fear the human being. Fear the Lord! God has power to change your life and make you a blessing.
Perhaps you have deteriorating your life or a relationship due to your fears. Our God is a merciful God and he is giving you the chance of having a happy life today.
When we are afraid we become depressed and oppressed. And it’s definitely not a way of living. That isn’t a kind of life that our God has designed to each one of us.
Look what the Bible says in Isaiah 43:1-2
“But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you.
As we can see, you and I will pass through hard times in life, but whatever may come against us, won’t have power to do any harm.
We aren’t created to live under intimidation or oppression, and for this reason we shall not allow anyone to put a burden over our lives.
Our Lord Jesus said:
Matthew 11:30 "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
Therefore, we can vividly say: What can man do to me?! If your life is in God’s hands, no one can touch what belongs to God!
Praise the Lord!
God Bless you
