Day 18 (30 August): Free from Fear (II)

Morning Meditation: Psalm 34

Passage:

Today’s session was a continuation of yesterday’s topic.

Results in overcoming fear
	Freedom. When we turn our fear into faith, we gain freedom for there is nothing more to fear, nothing more to lose, and nothing more to hide. People of faith are righteous people. Take Elijah for example, as stated in James 5:16-18. He was a man of great faith and his prayer to God was able to change the direction of an entire nation.
	Intimacy with God. When we pray, we will experience God’s heart and mind. He will reveal his truths to us and we will gain peace and assurance. When we experience great intimacy with God, there is no fear - even if the mountains shake and the seas roar!
	Overflowing love. When we have a deep love for God, we will be filled with God’s overflowing love. It is love that is greater than a parent’s sacrificial love for his/her children. God laid down His life for us before we even knew him. We will love everyone because He first loved us. (1 John 4:18-19)
	Strength & Power. When we focus on Jesus, we gain strength and power. Fear leads us to focus on the human level. Absence of fear leads us to focus on God’s power. Apostle Paul who focused only on Jesus, was not discouraged by his wrongful imprisonment, but instead he was strengthened and strengthened others too!
	Encouragement to others. When we focus on the future, we become an encouragement to others as well. In Philippians 1:12 – 14, we learn that God’s people outside of prison received courage to preach God’s good news from Paul’s imprisonment. 1 Peter 4:13 reminds us to rejoice when we share Jesus’ suffering for we will be overjoyed when Christ returns. When we suffer for Jesus, praise the Lord!

Point of Reflection:

When fear is no longer reigning in our life that is when we can live freely unto God.

When we are set free from fear, God can work freely in our lives. Are you ready to trust and thrust your entire life into God’s hands knowing that ‘God is good, all the time’? Are you willing to step out in faith into all that God has in store for you? Are you ready to give Him your all?