Knowing JESUS Daily Devotional | September 12, 2019 | Enrich and Sustain your relationship with Jesus reading our daily devotional – For God did not give us a spirit of timidity or cowardice or fear, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment and personal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control] – 2 Timothy 1:7
Beloved, there was an enviable lifestyle that characterised saints and believers of old, either in the Bible days or our contemporary times. It was their wholehearted willing desire to fear God and depart from everything the Bible revealed as evils. Make this godly character your own lifestyle too. Receive grace to do in Jesus name.
God our Father in His sovereignty and majesty, commanded His children that includes you, to fear Him.
Jeremiah 5:22. Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
Beloved, like the saints and believers of old , make the fear of God, your lifetime, lifestyle.
Jer 10:7. Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
Isa 8:9 — Isa 8:13. Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us. For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand,
and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,
Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
This fact is undeniable. Sinner inside and outside the church would always live in fear even when there is nothing to be afraid of.
Psa 53:5. There were they in great fear, where no fear was:for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee:thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.
But when a believer departs from everything thing the Bible calls sins. They need not fear anything else.
Pro 3:7. Be not wise in thine own eyes:fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
Proverbs 8:13. The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 16:6. By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
Beloved, let your fear of God makes you, determinedly depart from all evils. Receive grace to do so and enjoy all the promises of God on fear not in Jesus name. See some of them.
Because God did not give His children and you in particular the spirit of fear. As you willingly fear God and depart from all evils like the saints of old. Then you have nothing satanic or diabolical that must make you afraid again , till you see Jesus. This shall be your portion in Jesus name.
2 Timothy 1:7. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Dearly beloved, there was an enviable lifestyle that characterised the life of our Lord and Master. He lived a lifestyle devoid of fear of known and unknown. He would sleep majestically on stormy sea.
Mar 4:37 — Mar 4:38. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
He was never ever perturbed by the threat of blood thirsty king Herod.
Luk 13:31 — Luk 13:33. The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee. And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected. Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
This became seamlessly possible for Him, because He sustained His Father ‘s presence continually by pleasing Him and not Himself. You too must determinedly chose this lifestyle.
John 8:29. And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him
To help His followers of all ages, especially you to enjoy and sustain such lifestyle all through your life. He commanded you to fear God willingly and wholeheartedly and fear nothing else with total disdain.
Luk 12:4 — Luk 12:5. And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
He thought His followers and you that once the fear of God becomes your conscientious lifestyle, there is nothing else to fear.
Mat 10:26. Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
Mat 10:28. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Mat 10:31. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Always remember this. Nothing of the devil should ever ever terrifies you.
Phi 1:28. And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.
This lifestyle of living without fear of known and unknown in spite of the ailing global economy or empty threat of religious fanatics. The blessed Holy Spirit exhorts you in particular to live without fear. See it.
2 Timothy 1:7. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
The singular virtue that makes this attainable without stress, is for you to cultivate a lifestyle of reverential fear to God and God alone.
Act 9:31. Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
Heb 12:28. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
Heb 13:5 — Heb 13:6. Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
When a believer like you choose to fear God and depart from evil, there is nothing else to fear again .
Act 27:21 — Act 27:25. But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship. For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
See , God said, He will always be with you. Begin to live henceforth as if those things making you afraid inside or outside of you does not exist. Receive grace to do so in Jesus name
Joshua 1:9. Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Friend, if you are determined not to miss this dawning rapture. All you need is to fear God. You shall not miss it in Jesus name.
Rev 14:7. Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Rev 15:4. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
The most important message from Jesus to believers who fear God and depart from all evils revealed in the scriptures , is, not to fear anything, satan and his cohorts can do.
Rev 2:10. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Remember this and never ever forget. The fear of God that makes you depart from all evils shall guarantee your soul from eternal death and separation from God for all eternity.
Pro 14:27. The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,to depart from the snares of death.
2 Timothy 1:7. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
But those who choose not to fear God and depart from everything the Bible says, God’s people should depart from, they have reason to be afraid. They shall miss the rapture and God shall cast them into the lake of fire I am persuaded that this shall never be your portion. So be determined to fear God until you see Jesus .
Luke 12:5. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Isaiah 33:14. The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
Revelation 21:8. 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.
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