WITH GOD, I HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR

The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? - Psalm 27:1 

 

When fear engulfs the heart, it cannot function properly. Fear and faith cannot sit side by side in the heart of a Christian. One must reign and one must command. When we live in fear, all of our decisions will be motivated by fear. Likewise, when we live by faith, all of our decisions will be based in faith.

I Will Not Fear My Past. Past is past and all of it has been covered by the Cross. I must not live base on my past but on the present. To fear the past is to live in guilt. Guilt makes a coward out of a man. The loss that was in the past should be forgotten and face the day with the Lord. David said, “The Lord IS my light and my salvation.” That is present tense. Yes, to erase the fear brought out by the past is to live for the dynamic present. You must enjoy the work that you have right now. Whom shall I fear? Nobody. Not even yourself for there is forgiveness in God. When God allowed you to live today in the present, it is already the guarantee that God has been gracious to you regardless of your past.

I Will Not Fear My Future. God is already there. Why should I fear? All the challenges which I will face are all prepared by God and I have nothing to fear.  I declare that His thoughts are thoughts of peace, blessings and abundance.

I Will Not Fear My Enemies. The only time I have to fear my enemies is when I face them by myself. But when I meet them with the Lord in my side, I should have nothing to fear. Victory was already given and it was already assured. All I have to do is claim it. To fight in a war with lots of fear is to lose that fight even before it starts. The enemies of our faith are masters in psy- war. All of our battles are being fought initially in the mind. It is the common ground. The devil can make you feel so worthless. The devil can make you doubt your salvation. The devil can make you feel so guilty. But putting God in our thoughts we can claim the victory in our lives. To be closer with God is to be fearless against the enemies.

I Will Not Fear Myself. This is very common in many Christians that we commonly say, “I fear myself what I can do when I am angry or depressed or when I am in total end of the line.” To fear self is to be defeated by it. It means that self can be out of control. That is why we pray every day “Lord, please hold me. I need you every hour.” In order not to fear self is to submit to God.

Whom shall I fear? You know the answer. There is a kind of fear that will establish your soul and that is your fear in God. That is the only kind of fear that is helpful. It is the only fear that comforts. Take note of this- fear changes life. It just depends on who is the subject of your fear. If you fear challenges, it will change you to inferiority. If you fear your past failures, it will change you to guilt. If you fear the enemies, it will change you to cowardice. If you fear your self, it will change you to mediocrity. But if you fear God, it will change you to goodness and an abundant life.