The Unlimited Christ (Fear)
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For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Fear - greek deilia which means being a coward.
Do you have any fear in your life?
Right off, you may think you don’t.
But, do you worry about anything?
Are you afraid of getting sick (to the point of disobedience to his word or his Will for you), getting fired or losing a loved one?
Are you afraid people are talking about you behind your back?
Are you afraid of what your future looks like?
I have been young, and now am old;
Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,
Nor his seed begging bread.
Let’s start here:
Did you know you have the right to never fear again.
Ever.
God didn’t give you a spirit of fear—He gave you a spirit of power.
When you’re empowered, you don’t fear.
Fear isn’t natural, and it isn’t responsible ( having an obligation to do something, or having control over or care for someone, as part of one's job or role).
It’s nothing but torment (1 John 4:18).
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
And Jesus didn’t come so you would be tormented—He came to restore you dominion, authority, peace and perfect love, and liberty which is freedom.
What does perfect love do? It casts out fear—permanently.
Jesus came to break the power of that bondage!
How?
By stopping the force of fear. Praise God!
There is not one thing in Satan’s bag of tricks that the Word cannot overcome.
So, don’t pay him any attention!
A Great preacher once told a story about waking in the night and feeling the presence of evil in the room. As he looked to the foot of his bed, he saw the devil standing there trying to instill fear in him. But instead of responding in fear, he said, “Oh, it’s only you,” then turned over and went back to sleep.
I don’t believe Jesus while in the wilderness fear the devil at all, He knew His authority in God as a Son.
That’s how we need to treat the things of the devil.
He’s powerless as long as we refuse to open the door to him through fear.
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
You don’t have to act on fear.
You don’t have to practice fear.
You don’t have to talk fear.
Give it no place. If you sense it rising up within you, stop right then and take authority over it in Jesus’ Name and cast it out.
And you have been given a right by God to step over into that supernatural place.
You have authority over demons, and you have a right to take your stand in the unseen world of the supernatural—the realm of the Spirit of God.
You have a right to never fear again.