Fear Not

FBC is doing a series of messages titled “Fear Not.”  One of the key notes that Pastor Jeff had for us was “Fear is not an opportunity to trust God.”  He goes on to say that Fear and Trust demand to be fulfilled.  In other words, if we are fulfilling Fear, the opportunity to trust God is hindered. 

Today, it is my goal to add to this topic because of the fear that I see out in the world and especially the Fear I see in the Healing Room each Monday as we pray healing and deliverance to those that are in need.

Hebrews 11:6 (NLT) And it is impossible to please God without faith (trust). Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.  Because faith represents your future, Fear represents the destruction of your future.  As Pastor Jeff said, Trust (Faith) and Fear are equal in this dimension: both demand fulfillment.  Faith will always defeat Fear, because Faith is a work of the Holy Spirit.  Fear is the work of Satan and he uses Fear to bring destruction to our lives. 

Fear will try to create your future.  It projects into the future based on your past.  It is important that you learn to put aside everything you have been exposed to that controls you and tries to create your future for you.

What you are meditating on or thinking about every day occupies your mind.  You may be meditating on the good things or you may be thinking about all the things that will go wrong in your life today and tomorrow.  The object of your fear is not only being projected into tomorrow, but also yesterday’s projected fear is here today.  Fear becomes perpetual in our lives because we failed to obey what God says in Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow……. 

Today we ministered to young gentlemen who I had prayed for at intercessory prayer meeting months ago.  He asked me if I remembered praying for his stomach problems.  He said that I told him that fear may be the root cause.  His physical issues were more intense today.  The lower body was in spasm and he had issues with numbness. By questioning him, we determined that there was an open door of Fear that may have caused his physical symptoms.  Fear had become a part of his biological. He confirmed that his issues started four years ago.  We proceeded to cast out this fear and prayed healing in the name of Jesus.

We come across many possible manifestations of Fear in the Healing Room including: migraines, insomnia, irritable bowel syndrome, spasms, seizures, panic ridden, phobias, and PTSD to name a few.  Another is the most recognizable Fear manifestation in men and that is high blood pressure which man has renamed worry, stress, and anxiety.  Let’s call it what it is, FEAR!

How about the mere presence of a person who you fear causes you to have diarrhea or cause you to panic?    How many times have you avoided a person because they cause you fear manifestations?

We have been taught to be intellectually and spiritually superior, but we have not been taught how to defeat our enemy.  We can go on for hours teaching about Fear, but we must know how to defeat Fear.  Fear is a spirit and The Great Commission in Mark 16:17, Jesus instructs us to cast out these spirts in His name.  Yet, we fail to do this.  We allow Fear to come in numerous times on a given and day and we do nothing because we fail to exercise our power and authority in the name of Jesus Christ.

A few weeks ago as I was reading and meditating in the Bible, I received the word “Encumber” as it relates to sin.  It means to weigh down, or to be a burden.  It also means to impede or hamper a function or activity.   Fear or any sin hampers our relationship with God.  If we are deep in bondage to sin, we can’t expect to have the opportunity to trust or have faith in God.

The antidote to Fear is very simple.  Trust God.  Fear is an antichrist sprit because it says you cannot trust God.  It says evil is more powerful than God.

The Word is Jesus Christ, a living being, but the defeat of your enemy with the Word can only be fruitful if you believe (trust) and make it a part of your life.  You have to become one with God:  His nature and your nature have to become one in that area of your life.  To become one with the Word is to know what the living being, Jesus Christ, has said as revealed in the Scriptures and believe it.

Hebrews 4:12 (Amplified Bible) For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.

It is my prayer that you trust God as you overcome the Fears in your life. Psalm 56:4 In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?

Tony Sanchez

12-28-14