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Fear Not
by Charlie Rogers
The last few weeks
the Holy Spirit has been bringing up to me the
subject of facing and stopping fear in the life of a
believer. In the last year we have been faced with
many calamities upon the earth. Earthquakes, violent
hurricanes, the number of them setting a record, and
even the threat of an outbreak of a pandemic from
the Swine Flu, of which could kill millions on the
earth before a vaccine could be developed. If you
listen to television news broadcasts you would have
every opportunity to live in a state of fear.
As believers all
this that has been happening shouldn’t be a surprise
to us! But rather a sign of the times. Nothing that
we should fear. Some would tell you on television
and from the pulpit that when these things happen,
such as the hurricane and flooding that hit New
Orleans in 2005 was God’s judgment. But yet the red
light district in the city of New Orleans seemed
spared and Las Vegas the sin city of the United
States was not judged. Our nations capital in
Washington D.C. was not destroyed when Congress
legalized abortion, murdering millions of children!
John 12:47-48
47 And if anyone
hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge
him; for I did not come to judge the world but to
save the world.
48 He who rejects
Me, and does not receive My words, has that which
judges him — the word that I have spoken will judge
him in the last day. NKJV
John 3:17-18
17 For God did not
send His Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world through Him might be saved.
18 "He who
believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does
not believe is condemned already, because he has not
believed in the name of the only begotten Son of
God. NKJV
Jesus said that He
came not to judge the world but to save the world,
meaning those that are lost. They can reject Him or
His words but there is one that already judges and
that is the Word of God. God is believing with all
that’s in Himthat everyone of these sinners will be
saved no matter how they treat His name, but there
will come that day when those that have not accepted
Him will already be judged by His word. So the
murder of babies and the big party people of New
Orleans are only getting by with it temporarily in
this dispensation of grace that we are in, yes it to
shall come to an end one day. So what is happening
if it is not God’s judgment upon the earth and why
should we not be fearful? The Word of God prepares
us for these things and tells us that these things
will happen.
Matt 24:6-8
6 And you will
hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are
not troubled; for all these things must come to
pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation will
rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
And there will be famines, pestilences, and
earthquakes in various places.
8 All these are
the beginning of sorrows. NKJV
These things are a
sign of the times and that the end of this grace
that we are in now is close to coming to an end. He
said when you see these things that these are the
beginnings of sorrow. He also said that these things
would be in various places (meaning all places or
unusual places). I want to point out that Jesus said
these beginnings of sorrow would be happening
including rumors of these sorrows.
Rom 8:22
22 For we know
that the whole creation groans and labors with birth
pangs together until now. NKJV
2 Peter 3:12-13
12 looking for and
hastening the coming of the day of God, because of
which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire,
and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
13 Nevertheless
we, according to His promise, look for new heavens
and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. NKJV
These things are
happening because we are getting close to the end
and these sorrows will begin to happen and all of
creation is like a pregnant woman in birth pains and
some day will give birth to a new heaven and earth
that will be filled with righteousness, we have
God’s promise and that settles it. I point out these
things to show that a believer should not be
surprised at these happenings or be in fear because
of rumors of these sorrows. We as believers are to
not live in fear. It doesn’t matter if it’s a rumor
of pestilence or disease, sickness attacking our
body, financial bankruptcy or our family members
doing their best to go to hell. We are not to live
in fear or even let fear enter our lives for any
reason. Yet we see in Luke 21:26 that some hearts
will fail over fear.
Luke 21:26
26 men's hearts
failing them from fear and the expectation of those
things which are coming on the earth, for the powers
of the heavens will be shaken. NKJV
John 16:32-33
32 Indeed the hour
is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be
scattered, each to his own, and will leave Me alone.
And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with
Me.
33 These things I
have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace.
In the world you will have tribulation; but be of
good cheer, I have overcome the world." NKJV
Jesus intends for
us to live our lives in peace no matter what
tribulation we are confronted with on a personal
level or a national level. He
over came the world and all the tribulation in it. He
took on at the cross anything we could be confronted
with regardless of what area of our life. In Jesus
is everything God our Father is and has, it would be
a good thing to be in Jesus. In Jesus is the peace
we are looking for and are in need of in the time of
sorrows or rumors from a doctor, or a bank, or when
our emotions are trying to tell us things are bad.
He is our peace at all times and He prepared us for
these tribulations by overcoming them and turning
around and giving us all the victories He attained
to. His peace is all that we need and is free of
charge by His Grace. As
a believer there is no reason to be in fear over
anything in this world.
1 John 5:4-5
4 For whatever is
born of God overcomes the world. And this is the
victory that has overcome the world — our faith.
5 Who is he who
overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus
is the Son of God? NKJV
Jesus said in Him
we have the peace, in Him we have the freedom from
fear, we are the over comers, the ones who believe
that Jesus is who He says He is and will do what He
says He will do. It is our faith that causes us to
overcome. How do we get that faith? By fellowship
with Him, our Heavenly Father. You become like who
you hang out with. If you hang out with a druggy
you’re going to become one. It is my preference to
hang out with God my Father. If I want the faith
Jesus talks about, I must do what the Word of God
says to do.
Rom 10:17
17 So then faith
comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
NKJV
James 1:22
22 But be doers of
the word, and not hearers only, deceiving
yourselves. NKJV
We are not going
to have the faith necessary to overcome unless we
not only hear the Word and it becomes part of us,
but also be a doer of the Word. One who does what
the Word says. That is why when we teach about
worship. It is important that we start a life of
fellowship with the Father through worship. When we
teach and preach on taking time out to pray in other
tongues, we take that time to fellowship with God
through praying in that heavenly language. Other
things we teach about, assimilating the Word of God
through reading it over and over. Fasting, putting
down the flesh giving the spirit more opportunity to
rise above and dictate our lives. Through all these
things we fellowship with the Father and become more
like Him and increase in faith day by day.
1 John 4:16
16 And we have
known and believed the love that God has for us. God
is love, and he who abides in love abides in God,
and God in him. NKJV
1 John 4:18
18 There is no
fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear,
because fear involves torment. But he who fears has
not been made perfect in love. NKJV
As we do those
things to fellowship with Him, we increase in love
for Him because of our fellowship with Him, and we
have less torment and fear over things. We turn our
cares over to Him more and more which then does not
allow fear to come in over these cares. Our love for
Him is perfected through our fellowship with Him.
Perfect love is developed in this fellowship and
perfect love casts out fear. At the same time our
faith is increased as we get to know Him and fall in
love with Him. Can
you see how important your life of fellowship with
the Father is to your life?
I am writing this
to tell you that right now regardless of what the
rumor is or what the sorrow is in the land or what
is trying to attack you personally it doesn‘t
matter. Not even if it’s a pandemic flu outbreak. Jesus
has already given you the victory over it and the
freedom from the fear that might try to come with
it. I’m telling you right now Jesus is on our side!
Keep falling in love with Him and be in Peace!
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