THE LIFE OF FAITH AND THE GLORIOUS CHURCH - 2009
                                                       january 23RD

                          ANY FEAR OR WORRY ON THE PART OF THE CHRISTIAN IS CONSIDERED BY GOD AS MISTRUST TOWARD HIM


          ...."where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty"....

                                                                          2 Corinthians 3:17 NASB


        As children of God we must learn to operate in faith at ALL times. In every situation we come across it always comes down to two choices: we are either going to believe [trust in] or not believe God's Word in any given moment, of any given day. As we operate "in Christ" - through a sole dependence upon the Word of God - we exercise faith, but it must be clearly understood that should we choose to operate in the "flesh" [our "own" understanding] then, through our fear and self-effort, we are found to be exercising unbelief. Any fear or worry on the part of the Christian is considered by God as mistrust toward Him and, if maintained, a spirit of rebellion will most certainly attach itself to that "bad ground". 

 IF THE WORD OF GOD SAYS, BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING, THEN WE HAVE NOTHING TO BE ANXIOUS FOR AND IF THE WORD OF GOD SAYS, DO NOT FEAR THEN WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR!

          We, as children of God, do not have the "right" to fear and worry, for if the Word of God says ...."be anxious for nothing".... then we have nothing to be anxious for and if the Word of God says: .... "Do not fear".... then we have nothing to fear [Philippians 4:6]! In this most critical hour, we must come to a deep realization of the "absoluteness" of God's Word [character and personality]. The truth of the matter is that if the Father has given us a command then we can be assured through and through that He has already made the provision for us to be empowered to carry out that command - in perfect accordance with the deepest desires of His heart. This is the essence of the Word of God, the essence of His faithfulness - for He indeed is watching over His Word to perform it. In this final hour, as we allow the ministry of the Holy Spirit [the Spirit of Love] to work freely in our life and ministry, He shall lead us into the place wherein we have no fear, and He shall teach us and empower us to operate in an "absolute" faith [perfect love and obedience] at all times. It must be clearly understood by EVERY child of God that the provision has already been made for us to be pleasing children to the Father [every moment of every day] - through His great and wondrous power - and that it is only the exercising of faith and trust that will position us to "receive" the empowerment [grace] from on high [continually] to overcome in ALL things.

Related Scriptures: Matthew 6:31-34; Jeremiah 1:12; 1 John 4:18; Hebrews 11:6;


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