Immune to fear
Day 24: Anchored by Hope
Due to the Coronavirus, in just a short span of time, the entire world has had to adjust to a new lifestyle of being quarantined. Everyone has been affected by the changes in our societies. We have experienced event cancelations, restaurant and business closings, school closings, mandatory absences from the workplace, and adjusting to “attending” church online at home in our pajamas. Even the stores that remain open look a lot different than before this crisis. Entire sections of market shelves, that used to be fully stocked with everything from toilet paper to ketchup, are being found empty.
Indeed, we have discovered many new inconveniences, but we have also discovered that we can live without a lot of things! The luxuries that our lives sometimes revolve around may often inadvertently be regarded as vital, but the truth is, it’s not a matter of life or death if we don’t go out to dinner, see the latest blockbuster movie, or spring for that epic new jacket — it won’t make or break us. Even necessities like food and water can be sidestepped under the right circumstances — a case in point is fasting either for health considerations or biblical pursuits.
However, there is one thing we cannot live without under any circumstances…hope! Hope is so fundamentally vital to our inner man, that if we cannot find true hope, we will default by nature to grasp on to false hope. To hope is to be human. God has woven the need to hope in Him, into the tapestry of our heart. And because we are hard-wired to hope in this way, those who don’t know God will revere something they perceive as greater than themselves and place their hope in it. It may be money, a dream, prestige, or even another person, but as sure as the night is dark, we will find something to hope in. Yet, in God’s deep abiding love, He longs for us to hope in Him as any other hope is built on a lie that will deceive and ultimately betray our trust in it.
In His Word, the Lord chronicles the vast extent of the hope He has brought into our relationship with Him, from His mercy to His coming. There are many scripture passages that express the heart of God in the many ways He yearns for us to hope in Him.
We hope in His Mercy:
“My soul still remembers and sinks within me. This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. Theyare new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!” (Lamentations 3:20-24)
“Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy.” (Psalm 33:18)
“Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, just as we hope in You.” (Psalm 33:22)
“But I have trusted in Your mercy; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.” (Psalm 13:5)
We hope in His Word:
“Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, because I have hoped in Your word.” (Psalm 119:74)
“Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me be ashamed of my hope.” (Psalm 119:116)
“But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’” (Matthew 4:4)
“You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.” (Psalm 119:114)
We hope in His Unfailing Love:
“The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17)
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)
“As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.” (John 15:9-10)
“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
I pray you are encouraged and strengthened by these promises from God’s word today. These are just a few— there are thousands more! We believe, in the midst of uncertain times, we can remain anchored in His love, anchored in His Word, and anchored in Him. We can rest in the knowledge that hope in His promises will never let us down, and always lift us up, bringing us even closer to Him.
Source: (God’s Promises for Healing & Hope pg. 45-72)
A 60-day Bible Study
Immune to fear
Day 1: Getting Stronger!
We are living in a remarkable time. I have never seen the entire world so gripped by fear and uncertainty. The pundits and prophets are all weighing…
Immune to fear
Day 2: “It Is Written!”
Do you ever notice that sometimes it seems as if you’re on a spiritual high? You’re tangibly feeling the presence of God, receiving fresh revelation,…
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Day 3: The Victory that has Overcome the World!
The bible says, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7)
This scripture makes it…
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Day 4: The Word is Our Source of Faith!
Jesus specializes in troubleshooting every type of problem known to mankind! He is our Lord and savior, our provider, our healer, our shepherd, our…
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Day 5: Faith Without Questions or Qualifiers!
Fear and unbelief are not intellectual responses, but emotional responses of the heart from a lack of faith in God. Meaning the root of unbelief isn’t…
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Day 6: The Fear of the Lord
In the Bible we learn some fear is good and some is bad. The books of Psalms and Proverbs speak of “the fear of the Lord” as a virtue fourteen times! …
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Day 7: The Name Above all Names!
We believe and proclaim that Jesus is the name above all other names. Therefore, it is important for us to know what is in His name. We begin to find…
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Day 8: A Weapon Against Fear
Purpose is a powerful weapon against fear. What gave thousands of young men the courage to storm the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, also known…
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Day 9: The Remedy!
Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke once shared a story about a man who told him that he also was a “spiritual counselor.” However, the man did not believe…
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Day 10: The Anointing!
The Lord’s anointed ones are full of active faith! They won’t back down to the voice of fear or the appearance of impending destruction.
We read in…
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Day 11: Pick Up Your Weapons!
Where are our weapons? Paul wrote, “Stir up the gift of God which is in you” (2 Tim. 1:6). He instructed, “Stir up.” This word has to do with fire—the…
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Day 12: Fear is a Phantom!
Do you know, with absolute assurance, that you have joined the winning side?
Then you will not be harassed by fear.
There is no way a believer can…
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Day 13: Dressed for Battle
The Bible uses military analogies to describe the way in which followers of Jesus are to prepare for attacks from the devil, whether they come in the…
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Day 14: The Safest Place on Earth – “In Christ”
The opposite of fear is faith. But what is true faith? Wholeheartedly trusting Christ Jesus is real faith. We trust Christ in a way that is deeper…
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Day 15: God’s Plan for Your Health.
We often take good health for granted—until something threatens it! Unfortunately, so many people are experiencing sickness and disease right now,…
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Day 16: The Faith of Abraham
The Bible names Abraham 309 times, but because of his faith, his name is inscribed upon the whole of the Middle East and upon world history to this…
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Day 17: You Are Immune to the Curse!
Fear plays into the hands of the devil. The truth is, he can do no real damage, except to make us fear that he can. The devil is a con artist. Try as…
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Day 18: Stay Focused
Wherever your heart, eyes, and mind are set, is where the rest of you will end up eventually. We become whatever we behold. There was an article in…
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Day 19: You Have the Superior Force!
The man who lives in fear is the devil’s ally—whether he likes it or not. The fearful help Satan accomplish his plans in the earth. Fear is an…
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Day 20: The Ant and the Elephant
God’s children should be bold. Take the parents of Moses for example,
“By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents,…
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Day 21: God is Not in Hiding!
Some people believe that God has distanced Himself from mankind. They view Him as being withdrawn, uninvolved, and even apathetic towards His…
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Day 22: Stand on the Solid Rock
We are commonly told today to keep an open mind about our beliefs and how we interpret the word of God. We are told to never be dogmatic. Some have no…
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Day 23: God’s Promises are Reliable
“Not one of the good promises which the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass.” (Joshua 21:45)
Immune to fear
Day 24: Anchored by Hope
Due to the Coronavirus, in just a short span of time, the entire world has had to adjust to a new lifestyle of being quarantined. Everyone has been…
Immune to fear
Day 25: The Testing of Your Faith
The scripture tells us that the testing and trial of our faith will come, and it also tells us why… 1 Peter 1:7 says, “So that the tested genuineness…
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Day 26: Do Not Be Afraid; Only Believe
The Lord moves in action on our behalf when we pray and believe!
“So, Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to…
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Day 27: I AM with You!
One of the most deeply rooted beliefs (actually, “unbeliefs”) is that God’s presence is greater with some than with others. We make up all kinds of…
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Day 28: Don’t Panic.
It takes more than survival skills to survive a crisis. For example, the ability to survive in a physical wilderness takes more than the skills to…
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Day 29: Who’s Got Your Back?
Ever since the Coronavirus began to spread across the planet, government officials and health care experts have all asked that we practice “social…
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Day 30: The Comforter
Who is a more faithful comrade in hardships than the Holy Spirit? Whose friendship is more valuable during troubled times than the most wonderful,…
