Immune to fear
Day 32: Your Father Will Not Let You Drown
Pleasure over pain is our default setting, and we are usually looking for the path of least resistance. But unlike us God sees our lives from the vantage point of eternity, and His primary concern is not our comfort but our conforming to the image of His Son. How effective do you think an army would be if the soldiers were trained at five-star resorts? How reliable would a scholar be if he never took a test? How long would a boxer last in the ring if his training consisted of pillow fights?
I read about a scientific experiment that involved a group of researchers who had isolated themselves from the outside world in an artificial environment called a “biosphere.” Inside the biosphere the scientists had successfully replicated nearly every weather condition on earth except for one—wind. To their surprise the absence of wind was disastrous for the trees, which began to bend and snap under their own weight. It turns out that wind strengthens the trees by creating stress! Without this resistance the trees will not develop enough strength to hold themselves upright. This is the common law of life.
Several years ago when our kids were still toddlers, my wife and I lived in a house with a swimming pool that we enjoyed very much. But I was always concerned that one of the children might fall into the pool when an adult was not looking. So out of concern for their safety I enrolled my son and daughter in swimming lessons. The first few days were a torment, for them and for us, because learning to swim is a baptism by fire. I am sure my kids thought their teacher was trying to drown them. They cried, they resisted, they protested, and they pleaded for deliverance. But when they looked at us, their parents, we were sitting on the sidelines silently. We watched their struggle, and our hearts were aching to see their distress, but we would not intervene. This challenge was for their own good, and we allowed it because of our love for them. But all the time they were struggling and suffering, our loving eyes were trained on them. We watched their every movement and would never have allowed them to drown.
Just before Moses died he sang a song over Israel and said, “He [the Lord] found him [Israel] in a desert land, in the howling void of the wilderness; He kept circling around him, He scanned him [penetratingly], He kept him as the pupil of His eye” (Deut. 32:10, AMP).
Moses, Israel, David, and countless others—including Jesus Himself—passed through the wilderness as they followed the call of God. The difficulties they encountered and the trials they faced were all a part of God’s plan and were used to accomplish God’s purpose for their lives. Being in God’s will does not mean there will never be setbacks or that we will be immune to difficulty. But even in the midst of the wilderness God will spread His wings over us and keep circling around us as an eagle flutters over her young. God loves us! He will keep us as the apple of His eye, and He will never allow us to drown.
Source: (Live Before You Die: Wake up to God's Will for Your Life pg. 173-176.)
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…
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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)
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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…
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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,…
