We are living in a day where fear is gripping the hearts and minds of people. Fear of the economic crisis, job loss, war, natural disasters, just to name a few. These are all things that seem to be happening today, and Jesus said they would be happening in the last days. You don’t need to be surprised. When the world is afraid, God’s going to give you supernatural peace. When you’re tempted to be afraid, you need to trust. And when you learn to trust, great things are going to happen in your life.
Isaiah 12:1-2 says, “And in that day you will say O LORD, I will praise You; for though You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me. Behold, God is my salvation! I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; He also is become my salvation.” God is not mad at you. He’s mad about you. God put His anger upon Jesus, and Jesus nailed it to the cross. Then God gave us His Holy Spirit to comfort us, encourage us and strengthen us in difficult times.
Every one of us is challenged or tempted to fear. Fear comes from not knowing who to trust, not knowing what’s going to happen, whether you’re going to be taken care of or not. You need to know God will take care of you because you’re His. You belong to God. How does someone belong to someone else? Somebody has to pay in order to own something, and God paid with the Blood of Jesus so He could own you and I. And it’s good for Him to own us, because He takes care of the things He owns. You’re never going to find God in a dirty Heaven.
I want you to take the 3 important steps below to help you get through these last days with confidence as a Child of God: Download Scriptures, request prayer, and order your "Last Days" teaching resources.
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God takes care of everything He has and you’re one of the things that He has. There are some things that we may not fully understand in this life, but I will trust and not be afraid. Even if you’ve read and studied the Word, not every question is going to be answered in this life. Most questions can be. But when you ask why did this tragedy happen or that, you need to understand that God is not the author of evil. The simple answer is the devil is the author of evil. And, really, the number one way the devil gets in our life is through fear. And by taking the position as in Isaiah 12:1-2, I will trust and not be afraid… the way he gives us to be free from fear in this verse is by trusting God. Yes, in all your getting, get understanding. Pursue understanding, but in your pursuit of wisdom, if you’re missing something, trust God.
What does the word “trust” mean? This word “trust” means to be without care; to be secure, safe, sure and to have a refuge. The word, “secure” comes from a word that means without care. When you trust Him, it means to be without care, to cast your cares on Him. If you’re a fisherman you can’t cast your line a foot or two in front of you. So to cast your cares on the Lord, it means throwing or flinging them far from you. You do this by making a decision to trust. It’s not a feeling. It’s a decision. Then make a declaration. It’s a statement of faith. When you’re confused, declare “I will trust.” When it seems like all the odds are against you, a decision plus a declaration equals deliverance. I will trust and not be afraid. One is the cause of the other. As a consequence of trusting, you will not be afraid.
II Timothy 1:7 says, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.” These are the three things we overcome fear with: power, love, and a sound mind. Power overcomes fear because, when you know you have the power to change something –you don’t have to be afraid of the way that thing is. Love overcomes fear because perfect love casts out fear. A sound mind overcomes fear because fear is always a result of thinking something other than what God says. So when you’re thinking what God says, all fear will have to leave your life. There’s no way that fear can stay in your heart or in your life when your thinking is lined up with God’s Word.
I want you to take 3 important steps right now to help you get through these last days with confidence as a Child of God.
