FEAR NOT

30 Meditations to Combat Fear and Worry

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2 Timothy 1:7

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

The word FEAR could be translated, timidity, fearfulness or cowardice.

Certainly our God who is a God of faith would not want us to be full of fear, as fear is the very opposite of faith.

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WAITING

Psalms 40:1  (KJV) 
¹  I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 

Isaiah 40:31  (KJV) 
³¹  But they that wait upon the LORD shall  renew  their  strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;  and  they...

Luke 16:19-31 (KJV)
¹⁹ There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
²⁰ And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
²¹ And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his...

Hebrews 12:1-2

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross,...

Hebrews 12:1

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Let’s look at the word “witnesses”
There is more to this definition, but for today this is what...

Hebrews 12:1

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross,...

Matthew 9:1-8  (NASB) 

¹  Getting into a boat, Jesus crossed over  the sea  and came to His own city. 
²  And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven." 
³  And some of the scribes said to themselves,...

Ephesians 4:24
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

The new man, the new creation is “created in righteousness and true holin ess”.
This is having reference to the nature of the same New Creation Paul tells us about in;
2 Corinthians 5:17-18
Therefore if any man...

Mark 10:27
And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

How many things are possible?

Q. What’s the prerequisite for that position of ultimate possibility?

A. Being with God.

So the question then becomes are we with God, are you with God, am I with God?
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Acts 19:20
So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

One of the definitions or synonyms of prevail is ...predominant.

When the Word of God is in ascendency it will prevail, it will predominate. The Word becomes the first avenue of thought, “ second or better yet first nature”.

Many ask for God to take over, but in order for...