Heb.2:14-15 and 2Tim.1:7
Fear is a very familiar word and experience in the
physical world in which we live today. It has been a cause of concern to God
and man since it first showed up in the Garden of Eden as we discovered in
Genesis 3:10. As endemic as it has been in our world, there has not been any
humanly possible solution to it.
Let us understand that this challenge is the cause of
most of the crisis in our world today. For instance, the fear of poverty has
driven many people into becoming workaholics to the detriment of healthy
relationships that would have enhanced their lives like a loving and peaceful
family. The fear of failure in ministry for instance has driven many ministers
to an early grave against the counsel of God to rest and be refreshed. The fear of loneliness has pushed many into
the wrong marriages and in some cases; these experiences have turned out to be
very fatal.
However, the greatest of these fears is the fear of death which has actually
led many to an untimely death and bondages of various kinds. In fact all the
members of occult groups around the world are held bound by their fear of being
killed should they divulge the cult secrets or leave the group. In fact, the
beginning of man’s secretive nature came with this disease called fear. When
God sought to commune with Adam in Genesis 3:8-10, Adam had changed from the
former open person he was and had become afraid and secretive. So he hid
himself from God because with this new lifestyle, he could no longer stand up
to face the Lord. I believe this is one of the saddest experiences man brought
to God as it began a negative cycle of rising and falling for man.
I was listening to an audio account of the founder of
the most intolerant religion on earth today and learnt that he started that
religion so as to create a nation for himself because of the poverty background
he had but unfortunately for him because every religion is based on demonic
controls, it was taken over from him by devils and today, they are a major
problem the world is trying to solve to no avail.
The big question is this; given the forgoing problems
caused by fear and more, is there a way out for this seemingly insurmountable
problem? The answer is a big YES!!! And that is the good news for humanity.
However, only God has been able to provide this solution and He did so in one
person and you can immediately guess who even if you do not know Him yet. His
name is the Lord Jesus Christ. Through Him, we receive access back to God and
consequently freedom from fear. When Adam was in union with God, he knew
nothing like fear. When he sinned, he lost that union and became one with Satan
(the most fearful being) and became riddled with fear. As long as man stays
away from God, his fears would remain but if he takes advantage of this divine
solution, and takes responsibility to be all he was born to be, fear will lose
its hold on him.
We read in Hebrews 2:14-15 that forasmuch as the
children are partakers of flesh and blood, Jesus also took part of the same by
coming into this world as man so that he could die for our sins and through
death destroy the one who had the power of death: that is the devil and deliver
all who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. The
result of embracing the Lord Jesus Christ is that we now receive a new spirit;
not a spirit of bondage to fear, but a spirit of adoption whereby we can
address God as our daddy. See Romans 8:15. Thus we can see here that fear is a
spiritual problem that can only be solved spiritually.
Should you desire to solve this problem in your life
today, I rejoice with you because the solution has been waiting for you for the
past 2,000 years plus. However, you will have to take this solution by taking
this first step of receiving the spirit of adoption by making Jesus Christ your
Saviour and Lord. This month, we shall be looking at God’s wisdom from his word
for actualizing our freedom from fear. Then you can receive more light on how
to be courageous in the midst of fear and even move on to the point of
fearlessness. Should you desire to take advantage of this great redemption,
please say the following prayer out loud and you would begin the journey of
your freedom from fear by being born again:
Heavenly Father,
Have mercy on me a sinner. Today, I believe that Jesus died
for me and you raised Him from the dead for my Justification. I therefore
declare that Jesus Christ is my Saviour and Lord and from today, I renounce the
fatherhood of Satan and embrace Jesus Christ as my Saviour and Lord. Thank you
for this father in Jesus’ name!
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Remain on top of your challenges in Jesus’ name!
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