Proverbs 14:27 [AMPC] ’ Reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death.’

DAILY READING; Hebrews 9:1-22; Exodus 6:28-8:32; Proverbs 2

Angela White-Fannin is wife of pastor Jerone Fannin of Greater Poplar Springs Baptist Church in LaFayette, Alabama.
In addition to being a pastor’s wife, Angela also led a busy life as a successful real estate agent.
However, in October 2006, Angela’s world came crashing, when she was diagnosed with bone cancer and told she had only six months to live.
Her health rapidly deteriorated to a point where she couldn’t swallow, couldn’t eat and was throwing up constantly. Angela knew that her death was quickly approaching. Having no faith to believe for her healing, she began making preparations for her own funeral.
She picked out the dress and jewelry she wanted to be buried in and wrote out her obituary and eulogy.
She then pointed her husband to three of her single girlfriends and asked him to choose any of them for a wife, after her demise.
After giving away her personal belongings to family and friends, Angela waited for death. However, fear dominated her mind as she did not know what waited her after death.
Although raised in the Church and married to a pastor, Angela had never accepted Jesus as her savior.
For her, being a pastor’s wife meant playing a role where she sat on the front row with her hat, high heels, suit and gloves and did official duties of christening of babies, attending to Church members etc.
But now faced with death, she had to tell herself the truth, that being a pastor’s wife would not guarantee her access to Heaven.
She then began to seek God, asking for forgiveness for playing religion.
She said God told her to rededicate her life to Him, and He would take her cancer away. Angela fell on her knees and did what God said. She now truly accepted Christ as her personal Lord and Savior.
After making peace with God, the next day, something amazing happened. The doctors discovered that she had zero cancer count.
Her blood was tested in three different labs and all resulted in zero cancer count.
The doctors were amazed but Angela told them, that the God that she served has all power in His hands and has healed her. Later, speaking in an interview with 700 club, she said that experience woke her up spiritually and brought closer to Christ.

A covenant relationship with God is our only sure guarantee of victory in life’s battle.
Shallow believers who are not serious with God but are only playing ‘Church’ will find it difficult to overcome when confronted by troubles and tribulations.
We need to wake up and get serious in seeking God.
The dangers involved in “playing Church”, is that in times of battles, we will lack the strong faith that comes from an intimate relationship with God. It is not enough to say we are Christians we need to be certain we are daily seeking God.

Psalms 10:4 says “The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God”.
God’s definition of wickedness is those who fail to seek Him.

Walking in true fear of the Lord means daily fervently seeking Him, which will release His presence and power in our lives.
When our hearts begin to pant after God, we no longer need to struggle for Heaven’s response when we call.

2 Chronicles 26:5 says of king Uzziah that ‘as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper.’
Verse 7 said, that God helped him against the Philistines, who were his enemies.
Likewise, when we seek God and walk in line with His Word we will prosper and have dominion over the enemies of sickness, diseases, failure, etc.

Proverbs 14:26-28 [AMPC] says ‘In the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, and His children shall always have a place of refuge.’
A reverent and worshipful fear means your confidence and trust in God will result in faith for the miraculous.
But walking outside of God’s will lead to defeats and tragedies.
It is important to ensure that we are in a covenant relationship with God because victory in battle is sure for those who know their God.
God says in Psalm 91:14 -15 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.
When we have taken the time to build up strong faith in God, we will certainly see great manifestations of His power in our lives and endeavors.

PRAYER: Lord, please grant me the grace, to build a strong relationship with You by spending quality time in Your Presence daily. Please help me to align myself with Your Word so that I can keep triumphing always in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
As a child of God you have to recognize that you are in the middle of an ongoing battle, and your victory is assured’. WORDBITE 222