God Has Nothing to do With Fear
Richard A. Bradley
2 Timothy 1:7
2 Timothy 1:7
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
Fear is one the believer's great, mortal enemies. There is no greater enemy of our souls than fear. Also, there are few things that do greater damage to us as individual believers or to the church as a whole than fear. When we are possessed by a spirit of fear you can be sure that the devil is involved somewhere. I suppose the question of fear is actually a fairly simple one: ''Who are you going to listen to?'' To be afraid is to display a lack of trust in God and to believe that somehow He is not going to get things right.
Apparently Timothy was having a problem with fear. Paul knew what was at stake and in this one verse gave him some of the Bible's best advice about fear.
WHAT GOD HAS NOT GIVEN US
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
There are two types of fear mentioned in the Bible. One can be translated as ''awe'' as in we stand in awe of an awesome God. The other is the word we're most familiar with. While a spirit of awe is of God, Paul reminded Timothy that a spirit of fear is not. Also, Paul is not referring here to a supernatural spirit such as an angel or a demon. He is referring to a feeling or an emotion that is internalized within us.
Simply put, if we are experiencing fear in any area of our lives that fear did not come from God. He does not teach us to be afraid. This is the work of our enemy and our willingness to listen to him more than God.
When you are tempted to be afraid reject it and stand on the truth of God's Word.
WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN US
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
According to Paul, in the place of fear God pro ...
Richard A. Bradley
2 Timothy 1:7
2 Timothy 1:7
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
Fear is one the believer's great, mortal enemies. There is no greater enemy of our souls than fear. Also, there are few things that do greater damage to us as individual believers or to the church as a whole than fear. When we are possessed by a spirit of fear you can be sure that the devil is involved somewhere. I suppose the question of fear is actually a fairly simple one: ''Who are you going to listen to?'' To be afraid is to display a lack of trust in God and to believe that somehow He is not going to get things right.
Apparently Timothy was having a problem with fear. Paul knew what was at stake and in this one verse gave him some of the Bible's best advice about fear.
WHAT GOD HAS NOT GIVEN US
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
There are two types of fear mentioned in the Bible. One can be translated as ''awe'' as in we stand in awe of an awesome God. The other is the word we're most familiar with. While a spirit of awe is of God, Paul reminded Timothy that a spirit of fear is not. Also, Paul is not referring here to a supernatural spirit such as an angel or a demon. He is referring to a feeling or an emotion that is internalized within us.
Simply put, if we are experiencing fear in any area of our lives that fear did not come from God. He does not teach us to be afraid. This is the work of our enemy and our willingness to listen to him more than God.
When you are tempted to be afraid reject it and stand on the truth of God's Word.
WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN US
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
According to Paul, in the place of fear God pro ...
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