I mentioned a couple days ago of the spirit of fear that the enemy is putting on the world. It's being put on God's people too.
The good news is Prophets were released in declaring the neutralization of this spirit by the power of God in Churches open to the prophetic word.
Here's a partial list of things the devil wants us to be afraid of:
- High gas prices
- Inflation
- Deflation
- War in Iran
- Nuclear weapons in the hands of the Taliban in Pakistan
- Falling value of the Dollar
- Shrinking Middle Class
- Terrorism in Malls in America
- Comets blowing up in the Sky
- Islam taking over the world
- Dirty Bombs
- Nuclear War
- Turkey invading Iraq
- Drought in the Southeast
- Wildfires in California
- Stock Market Falling
- Housing Crisis
- Credit Collapse
- Political Division
- Deficits
- Disaster
- Discouragement
That's a pretty long list. You may be able to add to it.
Now, here's the question. You could find yourself wrapped up in fear about any or all of these. Which of these can you do ANYTHING about today? Tomorrow? If by worry can you add one year, one month, one week, one day, one minute to your span of life? NO. Matthew 6:27 "Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?
So all your worry has no effect except to sap you of your victory. More important than that, all your worry can make you ILL. It can so possess you that you will become inert and useless to the Kingdom of God. God did NOT give you a spirit of fear, but of Love, Joy and a Sound Mind.
This is a concerted attack on the spirit of a nation. An attack to cause you to give up. An attack to cause you to ask, "where's God in all this".
Here's what the Lord has to say:
I didn't send this fear, but I am using the fear sent by the enemy of your souls to help you cleave only to ME. I am your hiding place. Enjoy your life. Trust me. Know I am for you and not against you. This is a new day. Things are shaking all around you, don't fear, I am still God of all the universe and of your lives.You can trust in me, I will never ever leave you or forsake you. You will have victory even when your circumstances seem to scream otherwise.Fear Not. I say again, Fear Not. The shaking that is going on will produce much good fruit. Look up, your redemption draws nigh.
And, that was the prophetic word that God brought on Sunday last. Corey Pelly had one nuance, he said, start your Christmas shopping early, enjoy the season. Sing Carols, drink punch. Relax, it's a new beginning. (2008) 8 is the number of new beginnings. It's also the Jewish Year 5758. New Beginnings. We're already in it.
Amen!
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At the risk of being to simplistic--Romans 8 has the fllowing o say about F.E.A.R. (False Evidence Appearing Real)
28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,[a] who[b] have been called according to his purpose. 29For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
31What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36As it is written:
"For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered."[c] 37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[d] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
it took god to come up with that list? the things missing tell as much as the the things included. gene's subconcious at work again.
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