March 2, 2011 Release Fear

Release Fear
Read Deuteronomy 2-3

Deut 3:21-22 At that time I commanded Joshua: “You have seen with your own eyes all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings. The LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms over there where you are going. 22 Do not be afraid of them; the LORD your God himself will fight for you.”

THE 40 years between Egypt and the Promised Land was not all about the desert. God gave the Hebrews towns to live in and pasture for their livestock. It was better than the desert, but it wasn’t the best God had promised, “a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey” (Ex 3:8).
Then the Hebrews came into the land to the east and south of the Jordan River to get a picture of what God would do for them. They had to settle in and put their fears aside as they followed God into a new territory.
Yes, before they conquered the land, they had to conquer fear. Fear had kept them from God’s promise for 40 years. Fear imprisoned them in a place less than God had promised. Fear does that.
Then Jesus came to release the fear. He demonstrated living in the Spirit free of fear and conquering the forces that bind us.
When I settle into the land of God’s Word and prayer, I am reminded, “Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” (John 14:27) I feel the Father’s strength through his Son and his Spirit. And I am prepared to enter into the spiritual Promised Land of peace with Jesus.


Pause and Consider: it is good to release fear and to trust God.