LIVING IN FEAR? – Monday July 24th 2017
Memorise: There is no fear in love; but
perfect love caseteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that fearth is
not made perfect in love. 1st John 4:18
Read: 1st John 4:17-18 (KJV)
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.
Bible in one year: 2nd Samuel
23-24, Ezekiel 14:12-23, Hymn: Sing hymn 9
MESSAGE:
If you have God
as your Refuge, you have a priceless treasure because this gives you access to
help in times a trouble. With God as your Refuge, irrespective of what is
happening around you, you have no cause to panic. As unlikely as this may
sound, it is possible to be under God’s cover and be unaffected by every
satanic missile flying around both day and night (Psalm 91:5-6). Due to negative
influences from their environment, some people have grown up with a particular
phobia for the last quarter of the year. Between January and August, they go
about their normal business activities with boldness, but as the month of
September approaches, fear envelopes their hearts. As they read or hear of
various accidents happening here and there, their fear is heightened. Open
Heavens 24 July 2017: Monday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Living in
Fear?. Some people allow this condition to degenerate
to the extent that fear redefines all their remaining activities for the year.
They may have to cancel all their air travel for fear of air crush. Even their
road trips would be seriously reduced for fear of road accidents. They try as
much as possible to confine themselves to their houses and will therefore give
all kinds of excuses for not accepting any assignment or invitation during that
period. Such people are just being manipulated by fear!
“There is no fear in love; but perfect
love casteth our fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made
perfect in love.”
1st John 4:18
If you live in
fear, you are in Satan’s bondage (Hebrews 2:15). Your love for God and fellow
brethren cannot be perfect if you still create room for fear. When you live in
fear, you give the devil so much attention, thereby empowering him over your
life and destiny. Whatever or whoever you fear controls you. Luke 1:74
says we were saved to serve God without fear. Open Heavens 24 July 2017. So if you say you are born again but you still
live in fear, you need to know who you are serving, because you should not live
in fear of anything while serving God. You cannot have the fear of God in your
heart and the fear of the devil at the same time. The moment you begin to fear
the devil or his agents, you drift into bondage. If you are sure of your
salvation but still live in fear, check yourself; it is likely you are ignorant
of who you are in Christ. Also, as a child of God, when you engage in
disobedience or harbour a secret sin in your heart, you lose your confidence
and fear sets in. if this is your case, repent of your sin and fully turn to
God!
Action Point:
If your heart is always filled with fear,
invest time to study who you are in Christ from the book of Ephesians.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye,
the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical Church in the world and also the President of Christ the
Redeemer's Ministries.
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