24/12/2020 - FEARLESS OF MAN

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The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? Psalm 118:6

The prophet Isaiah was used to speak to the people of Judah that they should not fear, because God was with them (Isaiah 41.10). We understand that this message was addressed to us as well. It has lifted and helped us in the face of adversities. But if the Lord is with us, as this verse says, why don’t we obtain victories sometimes? What prevents us from believing as we should?

Hosea declared that the lack of knowledge lead people to destruction(Hosea 4:6). Even though we know this, we do not always seek to obtain the necessary knowledge, so that the enemy does not defeat us in battles. Now, we struggle to receive the solution to the evil that torments us, but we do not observe the way we live. Do we please God in what we say, do or think? Stay alert and pray!

Isaiah exhorts us to seek the Lord while we can find Him and call on Him while He is near (Isaiah 55:6), but we don´t even remember that. We need to review our faith. Although we are on the Way, we still need to accomplish many things pertaining to the King. For this reason, we have not been assisted as we would like. God is ready to be with us, as long as we please Him by acting by faith.

The disciples knew that Elisha had blessed 20 loaves of barley bread and, with them, fed his workers (2 Kings 4:42). One day, Jesus expressed His compassion for the people who had been with Him for three days and had nothing to eat. His disciples reported that they had seven loaves. The Master ordered them to sit on the floor and, taking the bread, blessed them, and they all ate. He did the same with some fish (Mark 8:2-9).

We cannot teach the Lord what to do, but ask how we should act. In the eyes of men, those seven loaves were very little, but it was enough for God. Often, the scarcity of resources in the work depends on us learning the lesson taught by Heavenly Father. If He says He will be with us, then we will lack nothing. Just ask, and He will multiply or send the necessary means.

The psalmist said that God was with him; therefore, he would not fear man’s actions. As a rule, because of the violence, we have called on body guards, despising the Lord’s army, which guards us from all evil. Why fear man, if we have the power to bless even those who work as bodyguards? Perhaps, we do not believe the Word, therefore, we sin!

How about we seek the Most High with all our heart? Thus, we will see that He is the One capable of protecting us. Disregarding the Word attracts all kinds of evil and dangerous things, but following the Lord’s orders will lead us to live with a full supply of resources and protection. We have a God who can, wants and will preserve us from all evil. Be a true believer and not someone who says one thing and does another.

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares