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It’s Time To Stop Fearing The Liar And The Thief And To Start Fearing God
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Christians (those that believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God) are God’s chosen people. He sent His only begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ and He told us that, those that follow His Son are His chosen people. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the One that was spoken of by the prophets of Israel, the One that would bring life, unity, and peace to God’s people. Any Jew that accepts our Lord Jesus Christ remains one of the chosen. Any that reject God do not. We are no longer required to be circumcised, but we are instead required to be baptized in water (repentance and forgiveness) and in Spirit (power to overcome sin and power to glorify God). This is what it is meant by the new covenant.
But this article is not about religion or religious beliefs. It has always been God’s role to judge His people, it has never been our role. The reason for the above statement is that this article is written for God’s people. And you must know who you are.
But history has a way of repeating itself and God’s chosen people continue to seek idols in the things that they fear.
God has made it clear that we are to fear nothing of this world. We are only to fear Him. It is impossible to fear things of this world, and at the same time keep our faith in God and believe in our Lord Jesus (therefore to be saved).
Some of the people we fear:
(1) some government officials
(2) the non Christian scientific community
(3) some people in foreign countries
(4) some people of other religions
(5) some human husbands and wives
(6) some of our children
(7) some of other peoples children
(8) some in the media
(9) some in the entertainment industry
I will end here, even though the list goes on and on.
Now I will give you a few examples of some of the above, only to start you thinking how trapped we are by these idols.
(2) We are told by the non Christian science community that there is no scientific evidence for Intelligent design, yet there is more evidence for Intelligent design than there is for evolution. We fear these people because we have let them teach their lies for so long, that Christians never see the evidence for the truth that has been available all along. And I am not talking about the truths that are just in the Bible, I am talking about the scientific evidence, that evolutionists know but cover up, because it goes against what they say. And if you do not know this hidden information, then you are one of those living in fear. And it is time that you stop living in fear, but learn the truth.
(5) Christians have a hard time with submission. But submission to each other does not mean to fear each other. If you are doing things out of submission to God, that is good. But when you are doing it out of fear of another person, then you are going against God. There is so much abuse going on in families, and Christians let it continue on, in the name of submission. But the truth is, that they are really fearing man and not God. No wonder so many fall away from their faith in God.
(6) Children is a big one. But don’t worry, fear of our children has occurred since Cain and Abel. So that pretty much covers the time since the beginning of the fall. Did you know that you can fear losing the love of a child and that will control your life? But then if you fear that, then you never had the love of a child, because that is not how love is defined. We also fear children, because we do not always have their obedience. Disobedient children are a threat to all society, so we fear them. But God has given them free will. Would you take away their free will, so that they will always be obedient? That means that you must give up your free will. Are you willing to do this? Teach your children to fear God and to Love God and God will take care of the rest! The best way to teach this is through actions (role modeling) and then words. A great truth from a great song; “Lord I want to be just like you, because he wants to be just like me”
(9) We fear the people in the entertainment business. How many Christians are willing to go up against the entertainment industry and tell them that they won’t buy movies anymore, because of the trash (impure sex, abuse of God’s name, foul language, ideas that promote wrong thinking, etc) that is contained in them. Luckily for those of us that can’t stand it anymore, we have a choice. It’s a new DVD player that filters all the trash out. There is also a TV filter that does the same. How many Christians refuse to watch this trash? We must remember that we are the temples of the Holy Spirit. Would you put trash in your treasure chest or would you put your treasures in a garbage can? So what are we, treasure chests or garbage cans?
Now that I have overwhelmed all of my readers, I will stop and hope that you will take this to prayer. These things were fueled in my heart because of the recent controversy in the news over teaching creation (the truth) in schools and all the lies I had to listen to that explained their reasoning behind this. I can’t believe that they had the nerve to say that we should not be teaching the truth in schools because there is no scientific evidence for it. They claim that the only evidence comes from the Bible. I have seen and read the scientific evidence for creation and Intelligent design. What they are claiming is the one of the biggest lies I have ever heard. It makes my heart sick. Christians have been brainwashed for too long and if they truly Love God, they will seek the Truth.
Pray for me, pray for your brothers and sisters in Christ and pray for our schools, but most of all pray for the Truth to come to light in the hearts of all of God’s children.
Job 28
23 God understands its way,
And He knows its place.
24 For He looks to the ends of the earth,
And sees under the whole heavens,
25 To establish a weight for the wind,
And apportion the waters by measure.
26 When He made a law for the rain,
And a path for the thunderbolt,
27 Then He saw wisdom and declared it;
He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out.
28 And to man He said,
‘ Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”
Psalm 112
1 Praise the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, Who delights greatly in His commandments. 2 His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed. 3 Wealth and riches will be in his house, And his righteousness endures forever.
Psalm 118
1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. 2 Let Israel now say,
“His mercy endures forever.” 3 Let the house of Aaron now say, “His mercy endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the LORD now say, “His mercy endures forever.” 5 I called on the LORD in distress; The LORD answered me and set me in a broad place. 6 The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? 7 The LORD is for me among those who help me; Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me. 8 It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man. 9 It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in princes.
Ecclesiastes 12
The Whole Duty of Man
9 And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yes, he pondered and sought out and set in order many proverbs. 10 The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and what was written was upright—words of truth. 11 The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd. 12 And further, my son, be admonished by these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is wearisome to the flesh. 13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all. 14 For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.
Hebrews 13
1 Let brotherly love continue. 2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. 3 Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also.4 Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. 5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”6 So we may boldly say: “ The LORD is my helper;I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
Revelation 15
1 Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them the wrath of God is complete.2 And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, over his image and over his mark and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God. 3 They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying:
“ Great and marvelous are Your works,
Lord God Almighty!
Just and true are Your ways,
O King of the saints!
4 Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are holy.
For all nations shall come and worship before You,
For Your judgments have been manifested.”
"Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson,
Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved."
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"Overwhelmed" -- well, no. Not at all. I agree with you wholeheartedly. God has not given us a spirit of fear... Blessed friend, this statement "Did you know that you can fear losing the love of a child and that will control your life?" really hit home for me. Yes, I did know that. And unfortunately, it was something I had to learn the hard way. But learn it well, I did. But oh, what peace, what freedom, what comfort in the Lord's love follows such a lesson. Your article is blessed with the very breath of the Lord upon it.
AMEN!! This is such a blessing to read. Thank you for sharing the message that our Lord wants all of us to hear. His love casts out fear. Blessings, Gloria
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