Fear
There are several types of Fear in God’s Word. One is Fear of man. Others would be Fear of evil and Fear of
Death. In the world, there are thousands
of Fears which the world labels as “phobias” or “stressors.” What we worry about throughout the day is
considered a Fear as well. What does God
say about worry? Matthew 6:34 says “Therefore
do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things.
Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
So, if we worry (fear), and the Bible tells us not to worry, it is
considered sin.
The level of fear is escalating in the world and the world
sees our fear better than we can see our fears.
Fear is sin. Not only do we sin
by fears, but the world also sees our sin by fear.
Being in the corporate world and the ministry of healing, I
see many struggling with the Fear of man.
To fear man is to look to and regard people rather than God. In other words, Fear of man makes man your
god. What man thinks and says is what is
important to you. In Romans 3:4 Paul
says “…let God be true, but every man a liar.”
So if you are going to believe man before God, you are
making God a liar and man true. Proverbs
29:25 says “The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the Lord
shall be safe.”
This scripture equates fearing man with not trusting in the
Lord. One way we fear man in our lives
is to hold back from people, because we worry about how they are going to treat
us rather than looking to God to protect us.
There is a close connection between the Unloving spirit and the spirit
of Fear.
When you have Rejection and Fear of Rejection, you draw back
from people. You do not become
transparent with them because you are afraid of Rejection. Who you are depends on what other people
think about you.
If you are looking for other’s approval, you are in
trouble. They think more highly of
themselves than they do of you anyway!
That is pride and arrogance and they are not likely to show the love of
God to you.
Fear prevents us from expressing God’s love not only to
ourselves but to people including our family.
It can lead to us putting more stock in what people think instead of
what God says in His Word.
Fear demands fulfillment and the enemy is always there to
help bring about this fulfillment. We
need to stand against fear and hold every thought of fear captive and cast down
every imagination. We must take fear
from the past, the present, and the future and cast it out in the name of Jesus
Christ of Nazareth who came in the flesh.
In the name of Jesus, I pray and declare victory to the saints over
fear.
Amen,
Tony Sanchez, 8-2014
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