DCLM DAILY MANNA 6 APRIL, 2018 BY PASTOR KUMUYI – FORTY DAYS OF FEAR APRIL 6, 2018
DCLM
DAILY MANNA 6 APRIL, 2018 BY PASTOR KUMUYI – FORTY DAYS OF FEAR
APRIL 6,
2018
Topic: Forty Days Of Fear [DCLM Daily Manna
Friday April 6, 2018]
Text: 1 Samuel 17:12-24 (KJV)
Key Verse: “And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and
presented himself forty days” (1 Samuel 17:16).
MESSAGE:
Tertullian, a third-century church Father,
while speaking of death, said: “It is a poor thing to fear that which is
inevitable.”
David, the youngest son of Jesse, was sent to
the battle lines by his father. There, he saw the great fear stirred within the
men of Israel because of Goliath. The reason Goliath came out morning and
evening with full battle equipment and paraded in front of the Israelite army
was because he wanted them to be dismayed. Goliath was able to defeat the
Israelites for forty days using the psychological weapon of fear alone.
In any contest, it is always useful to
demoralise your opponent, then strike fear in their heart. The devil is
interested in making you greatly afraid before the battle ever begins. Fear
keeps one from ever going to battle and if one does go at all, he will fight
with anxiety and apprehension. With carefully chosen words, we can do a lot to
win the battle before it even begins. This, of course, is a significant
strategy the devil uses against us.
Giants never completely go away by themselves
until you frontally face and fight them. Giants gather strength in your mind.
The longer you let them speak out their demands, the more demoralised you will
become. Many of us are afraid of all kinds of Goliaths to the extent that we do
not venture out to preach the gospel. So much of what churches do is
maintenance- oriented because of fear. So much of what we do is not productive
because of fear. Put the fear behind you and confront the giant before you. The
Lord will give you the victory you desire.
Thought For The Day: Perfect love casts out fear.
Bible Reading in one Year: Judges 19-21
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Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.