Don’t be startled by God’s call because He is always working in our lives in ways we are not aware of. Noah was going about his life when God called him to build an ark to save his family from the flood. Moses was a simple Shepherd in the Sinai desert when God called …
Letting faith overcome fear is an experience that every believer wrestles with as God continually stretches our faith. Fear clouds judgment and erodes trust in God, fueling doubt and serving as a weapon of the devil. Although fear may obscure our judgment, trusting in the Lord’s strength equips us to conquer our anxieties. As we follow …
Struggling with fear that clouds judgment is not uncommon. Although God intended the emotion of fear to protect us, it can also become exaggerated. When this happens, it leads us to make poor decisions, as characterized by Abraham. In the quiet hours of the early morning, Abimelech, King of Gerar, awoke from a dream that …
The struggle with fear and God’s grace is the story of Sarah’s reaction to being told she would have a child in her old age and God’s response. Genesis 18:13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’ 14 Is anything too …
Fear versus faith is a struggle every believer faces along their faith journey. Fear, not the Lord’s guidance, led Abram and Sarai to travel to Egypt due to a famine. It was fear that led Abram to fabricate the story his beautiful wife was his sister, so he would escape harm. Genesis 12:15 When the palace …
Abram experienced a journey from fear to faithfulness. This is the Lord’s desire for us when fear tempts us to compromise. When famine struck Canaan, Abram suddenly forgot how the Lord had guided him from the land of Ur and provided for him. Like Abram, we sometimes struggle with a short memory of what God …
Fear leads to falsehoods in the life of Abram and can also happen in our lives when we are afraid, and our faith falters. As famine gripped Canaan, Abram does not seek out the Lord to determine what to do but takes matters into his own hands. One of the most important parts of faith …
From trusting to scheming is the story of Abram in this week’s text. Genesis 12:10 At that time, a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner.[1] Throughout our faith journey, the Lord tests us to reveal what is in our hearts to help …
Faith overcomes fear, which is always God’s desire for His children as we journey through life. We often come to a Y on the road of life and must choose between trusting God or letting our fears control us. The Lord told the prophet Elijah to go to Zarephath, where He instructed a widow to …
What does fear of the Jews mean in the story of Esther? The king had authorized a second decree which allowed the Jews to defend themselves against the destruction ordered by the first decree. This fear begins as the populace hears the terms of the second decree. Esther 8:17bAnd many of the people of the …