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No Fear
by Gary J. Borgstede Scripture 2 Timothy 1:7 "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." Observation In this passage, Paul is writing to encourage Timothy and build up his faith as he leads the church at Ephesus. He exhorts Timothy to stir up the gift of God that is in him [the free gift of the Holy Spirit] by the laying on of his hands and emphasizes to him that God does not give us a spirit of fear. Instead, God gives us His Spirit of power, of love, and of a sound mind which overcomes any fear from the enemy and empowers us to walk in peace as bold witnesses of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, to the world around us. Application As a believer, there will be times when the devil will attack us in our minds with the only weapon he has fear because he knows that he can rob, steal, and kill everything that God has for us if we live in fear rather than faith. When this happens, we must recognize that any such spirit of fear is not of God because God gives us His Spirit of power, love, and sound mind which overcomes any spirit of fear cast toward us by the enemy. 1 John 4:4-5 states, "You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world." We can overcome fear because the Holy Spirit lives in us and He is greater than any illegal trespass of fear by the enemy. Plus, the simple truth is that fear has no chance at all with us because the Lord loves each of us perfectly and 1 john 4:18 states that perfect love casts out fear. Prayer Heavenly Father, thank You for Your perfect unconditional love for me which casts out all fear. Because You are Jehovah Shalom, the Lord Our Peace, I am thankful to walk in Your peace, peace not as the world can give, but peace that only You can give as my Lord and Savior. I love You Jesus! Amen! No Fear Copyright 2010, Gary J. Borgstede. You have permission to reprint the personal devotion, No Fear, in its entirety only, and forward to your colleagues and friends, provided the copyright notice remains part of the reprint and transmission. All other rights reserved. Gary J. Borgstede is the published author of the leadership books titled, The Make It Happen Journey and Kings Come Forth, as well as the faith-based leadership education blog at www.makeithappenmoment.com. Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |