Monday, July 4, 2016

- FEAR -

2 Timothy 1:7

King James Version (KJV)

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


SHALL WE TALK ABOUT THIS THING CALLED FEAR?   The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind


 Without really know God, fear and terror is real.



As humans, as children of God, and as lost sheep trying to find our way, we are faced with difficulties that we sometimes don’t understand, but if we would just put ‘all’ in the HANDS OF ALMIGHTY GOD and THE CHRIST, oh what needless pains we bear.  Scripture puts it this way:


The apostle Paul found his strength in God, He reminds us that, “I …have …been in prison …frequently, been flogged …severely, and been exposed to death again and again. Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea, I have been constantly on the move. 


I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my own countrymen, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false brothers. …I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked. …Who is weak, and I do not feel weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not inwardly burn? If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. …I will not boast about myself, except about my weaknesses. …[God] said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong”              (2 Corinthians 11:23-12:10).

 

Conclusion

I wish to leave you with this and a few scripture to comfort you in your time of trepidation. I believe that fear can very well be one of the main sources of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. We must, we must, we must understand that to conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.


Holy Scriptures
  • “An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up” (Proverbs 12:25, NIV).


  • “I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears” (Psalm 34:4).


  • “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6-7).


  • “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” (1 Peter 5:6-7) (Also see Psalm 55:22-23)

  • “Then Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?’” (Luke 12:22-26, NIV). (Also see Matthew 6:25-34)


  • “Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God” (Psalm 42:5).


“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones” (Proverbs 3:5-8).


In Christ,



Playwright Janet Irene Thomas
Founder/CEO
Bible Stories Theatre of
Fine & Performing Arts (BSTFPA)


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