Immune to fear
Day 35: Face Your Fear
After Moses died, his protégé, Joshua, became the new leader. God promised to be with Joshua as He had been with Moses. God promised to give Joshua every place upon which the sole of his foot would tread. God promised to prosper Joshua wherever he went. But there was one requirement: “Only be strong and very courageous,” the Lord said (Josh. 1:7, NKJV).
Imagine you are about to embark on the most challenging undertaking of your life. You have no idea what lies before you, and then the Lord comes to you and says, “Be very courageous.” That would scare me! Why? Because courage is only needed in the presence of danger. Courage is not the absence of fear. In fact, there is no courage without fear. Courage is the willingness to face fear with faith. All the promises, victories, and destiny awaiting Joshua were dependent on his willingness to face his fear.
When I was a teenager, I went to England on a missions trip, and stayed in a “host home” with a lovely British couple. They had a poster hanging on their wall that is forever branded in my mind’s eye. The poster showed a group of ten-year-olds, twenty-year-olds, thirty-year-olds, all the way up to hundred-year-olds, and each was asked the same question: “What is your number one regret at this point in your life?” All the answers were both interesting and funny—but the only answer that struck my heart and forever burned itself into my memory, was the answer of those who were a hundred years old. Their number one regret at that point in their life, was that they “should have taken more risks.” I determined then, as a very young man, that when I come to the end of my life, I don’t want to look back and realize that I never really lived at all because I was always too afraid.
Fear always seems legitimate in the moment, but when one looks back over the course of their life at the things they used to worry about—it becomes evident quite quickly that they should have taken more risks for the Lord’s sake. Fear is never a good excuse to not do God’s will. The parable of the talents in Matthew Chapter 25 illustrates this.
A wealthy man was planning to go away on a long journey. Before he left, he decided to divide his money among his three servants so they could invest it and his fortune would increase while he was away. The first two servants invested their money wisely, and the master was pleased when he returned. But the third servant said, “I was afraid, and went out and hid your talent in the ground” (Matthew 25:25). He buried his talent because of fear. The master didn’t respond with, “There, there, it’s alright, you poor little servant. I’m so sorry I put you in an uncomfortable position.” No, the master rebuked him sharply with anger and said, “You wicked and lazy servant!” The master was angry with him because rather than facing his fears and taking a risk for the master’s sake, he chose to take the easy path: bury the talent and do nothing.
The time is ticking away on the clock, and soon our master will return. What is at stake is God’s eternal kingdom. He has entrusted the advancement of His kingdom into our hands, and one day He will return and we will give an account for what we’ve done with His investment. If we have any reason to fear— it is only this, that our lives would produce Him nothing more than a buried bag of talents. Our lives do not belong to us – they belong to our Master, our Lord and Savior, who risked everything for our sake. May we risk everything for His sake in return, that He would receive the reward of His suffering.
I love the way Jim Elliot put it, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” Jesus said, “For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.” You cannot fail when giving Jesus your all! Fear is only an illusion! You risk nothing when you risk your life for the Master. Instead, you will only hear, “Well done, my good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!” (Matthew 25:23).
Source: (Live Before You Die: Wake up to God's Will for Your Life pg. 138-140)
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Day 1: Getting Stronger!
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Day 2: “It Is Written!”
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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)
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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.
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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,…
