Daily Morning Message 2/26/2021
MORNING MESSAGE
February 26, 2021
by Gayle Gordon
David to Solomon:
“Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. He will see to it that all the work related to the Temple of the Lord is finished correctly."
1 Chronicles 28:20 - NLT
"Only may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding,...that you may keep the law of the Lord your God. Then you will prosper...Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed."
1 Chronicles 22:12-13
Moses to Joshua:
"So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”
Deuteronomy 31:6 - NLT
The Lord to Joshua:
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9
The Lord to you:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine."
Isaiah 43:1
“See, I have written your name on the palms of My hands.
Isaiah 49:15-16 NLT
"Therefore do not worry...For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."
Matthew 6:31-34
Having courage is a choice. It is deciding to thank God for the issue causing worry and fear, and trust Him. Our Father knows that when He allows certain things in our lives to strengthen our faith in Him, the enemy moves in immediately with a truckload of fears and doubts and questions. As we grow in God, we learn the devices of the enemy and put out a "No Parking" sign before Satan can even start the engine. We learn to automatically call our courage to the front when we sense an issue is causing fear. It is our God-given choice. Trusting and obeying God results in freedom from any and all fear.
We are not alone in dealing with fear.
"Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.” Acts 18:9-10
Fear is the first-issued product of Satan. It's like refined sugar in mass-produced food; it is everywhere. We can deal with fear quickly and completely: choose to seek out where fear is troubling you and command it to go in the name and in the presence of Jesus Christ, Who dwells in you. Attack all fear with the Word, the Holy Spirit and a choice to believe and trust God, and it will flee from you. Mastering fear robs Satan of most of his power on your life. It's a choice for freedom.
"So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." James 4:7 NLT
Be fear-free today and forever!