NO FEAR

SCRIPTURE READING: 1 SAMUEL 17: 1-53

FOCUS: “When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.” (1 Samuel 17: 11)

MEMORY VERSE: “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1: 7)

Prior to our Focal Scripture, Goliath had dominated the conversation and spoke so much to the hearing of the armies of Israel, to the extent that they were dismayed and greatly afraid. The words of Goliath terrified them. The words of Goliath made them scared. The words of Goliath beat them down. The words of Goliath brought them to a point of discouragement. The words of Goliath made their commitment to lose steam.

Friend, stop listening to that Goliath that makes you lose steam. Stop listening to that Goliath that makes your commitment to wane. Stop listening to that Goliath that causes fear and drear to grip your inner man. Stop listening to words that undermine your self esteem. Stop listening to words that paralyze your creativity and stagnate your passion. Stop listening to words that make you feel you cannot do it. Stop listening to Goliath.

Notice that the armies of Israel came to the battle field to fight the armies of the Philistines, but they ended up listening to Goliath, and he made them afraid. These same armies of Israel would later pursue the Philistines and spoil their tents. So, they were listening to words that caged their capacity. If you keep listening to words that instill fear into you, you just might end up caging your own capacity. Fear will cripple and torment you.

God did not create you to worry or fear or be dismayed or be afraid. You were not given a spirit of fear. You have the spirit that causes you to cry Abba, Father. You have the Spirit of Him that raised Jesus from the dead. You have the Spirit of the same God who caused all things to exist by the words of His power. You are not a candidate for fear. You have no reason to allow the enemy to lock your destiny in fear, when you have God.

This is that season where the words of the enemy must cease to have a meaning in your life. This is that season where the words of Goliath must cease to frighten you.

FURTHER READING: 2 TIMOTHY 1

DECLARATION:

• The words of Goliath will not frighten me; I walk in power; I have God in me, in Jesus’ name!