FACE THAT FEAR

 

Fear is one of the many companions of man in the world today, this one brings dread to many men, the echo of it sends many hearts failing: we see the health of many men failing these days, we see potentials dying at an alarming rate, we see people betraying themselves for the fear of… also, close to us is the reality of people wasting everywhere and the reason for it is fear of one thing or the other. A funny twist to this is that many churches are full not because many seek the Lord but because they are living in fear and are trying to shield themselves away from it. The kind of fear stated here is not reverence, it instead means to be afraid, an abnormal sense of respect or worthlessness before another, the very kind that saps away power and makes one less expressive, limited in purpose.

 

FEAR featured after the fall

‘I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid…’ Gen 3:10

Before the fall, there wasn’t that thing called fear, it was love, perfect love, the kind that accommodates no fear ‘There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear’ 1 Jn 4:18, when we mature in the love of the Lord, then fear would diminish in us till it does not have a place in our lives and till our corruption be shed for the incorruptible.

For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father’. Rom 8:15

Here, the bible says ‘again to fear…’ again means that it had been before, the truth is that Adam received that unusual yoke and became captive. Under this spirit, captives always live in fear because their lives are not secured. Adam received this for us.

‘I heard your voice and I was afraid…’ 

he used to love God’s presence(fellowship), he longed for God, he had a heart of worship, he was now unusually detached though he still could hear the voice of God and perceive His holiness. 

Adam had been cut off from his royal line, he was now a captive, a lawful captive, meaning that whoever had him now had the full rights over him. The spirit of the world now lived in him 1Corr 2:12, this spirit possesses or claims men for captivity, thus, Adam became a captive under this spirit. He used to rejoice in God’s presence, he longed for his coming when he was possessed of God’s spirit, but now, he dreaded his coming because he had been possessed by another. When another spirit takes you over, you no longer delight in the things of the Lord, neither would you delight in His coming or presence.

Be careful whom you give yourself to, be mindful of what is taking you over, 

the sure way to facing fear is to first ensure that you do not allow the wrong influence to dominate you. Fear breaks in when we allow the wrong influence into our selves, facing it is as simple as setting this right.

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