Here, in California, most drivers roll through Stop signs. I mean, after all, everyone’s doing it, why not me, right? Besides, it feels funny coming to a complete stop like everyone will think I’m weird, or something. Well, that’s the kind of reasoning that can cost you around $450 if you get caught rolling Stops.
We get used to living by fear because most people do it, right?
When I was growing up, I saw a lot of ads that had a bully kicking beach sand in your face while he stole your girlfriend. The ad was to motivate you to do bodybuilding or to take karate so you could whoop the bullies in your life.
The devil, and his fear, is the bully, and God wants us to live by faith so we don’t keep being intimidated by fear.
My Bible (Word) tells me God does not want me to live with any fear. It tells me God can always be trusted in all situations. In Deuteronomy 30:15-20, the Word tells me to choose life (faith) or death (fear) every day. From God’s perspective, it’s that critical.
My Bible tells me God does not want me to live with any fear. It tells me God can always be trusted in all situations.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
2 Corinthians 6:17
God’s encouraging me to emphasize the importance of faith. Hebrews 11:6 tells us it’s impossible to please God without faith. Wow, that’s serious.
It’s simply incredible to me that God loves us so much that He commands us to live by faith and not fear. He commands us to come away from the fear-inducing ways of this world to walk (live) by faith. He commands us to come out from among them and be ye separate. I really believe this means He wants us to live in all the blessings faith brings into our lives. Contentment, rest, peace, joy, self-control, etc. Having these spiritual attributes operating in our lives is the most valuable thing we can have in this life.
And, it’s just so much fun to live by faith, to experience God backing you up, to have Him reward your faith and trust in Him at all times.
Here are two verses that we must memorize to live by faith, to trust God in all situations.
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
Proverbs 3:25
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28
I can’t tell you enough how important these two scriptures are. They protect your family, your faith, and their truths set you free from fear once they get into your soul. Memorize them, speak them to each other, put them up in your house, do whatever it takes to get them operating in your life. We must be people of faith in order to please God.
Jesus paid the price on the cross so we could live, truly live, by faith.
Choose fear and choose death. Or, choose Jesus, choose faith, and choose life.
“Now therefore fear (respect Him to the point that you do what He tells you to do) the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers (fear) served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord (faith).”
Joshua 24:14-15
God bless,
Mark