Joshua 1:9 “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”

DAILY READING – John 2; 1 Chronicles 10-11; Zechariah 1

In 1947, Vladimir Zenchenkov, a government accounting clerk in Russia, returned home from a night of drinking to discover that he had misplaced 400 ration cards owned by his boss. This was not a good thing. Ration cards were a prized commodity in postwar Russia. Since the possible punishment for him was imprisonment, Mrs. Zenchenkov advised her husband to make himself scarce. The next day she told his coworkers that he had run off with another woman. And for the next 22 years, according to the newspaper reports, the terrified Zenchenkov never once left his house.

In 1969 Mrs. Zenchenkov died, and her husband was forced to come out. He then went  to the local police station to turn himself in. After narrating his story, to his greatest shock, he was told that the missing ration cards had turned up in his desk drawer the day after he disappeared in 1947. So out of fear this man had imprisoned himself and wasted years of his life in hiding.

The truth is that most defeats in life are traceable to the spirit of fear. The fear that often plagues the heart of men has gotten many destinies grounded.  One of the greatest mountains anyone can conquer is fear. You cannot reach the pinnacle of success without overcoming fear.

 As a believer, when you are faced with any intimidating situations, always remember that your God is greater and higher than any mountain you may face. Whenever you are confronted, remember that the greater One lives in you. In Isaiah 41:10 God says, ‘Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.’

It is through faith in God that you can overcome the plague of fear. And faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. The more you seek God through His Word, the more you are delivered from fear. Psalms 34:4 says, ‘I sought the LORD, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.’ It is through seeking the Lord that you are delivered from fear. The more you know God, the bolder you become. It is through the consciousness of God’s presence, stemming from an intimate walk and fellowship with Him, that you can conquer fear. Indeed the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Through constant study of the Word, your heart is inoculated with faith. And faith is the ultimate answer to fear. When your heart is filled with faith, there will be no room for fear. It is only then you can say, “The Lord is the strength of my life” of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1. When you are truly full of God, then you are truly free from fear!

PRAYER

Father, please grant me a renewed zeal to always fill my heart with faith through in-depth study of Your Word. For I know that when I am full of faith there will be no room for fear in Jesus’ name.

 QUOTE

For you to enjoy victory in the Kingdom of God, you need to develop a kingdom mind, that thinks in line with the Word of God. – WORDBITE 222.