After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram a vision, saying : 'Fear not, Abram, I am they shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.' (Genesis: 15:1)
Why is that we fear? Is it because we fear that which we do not understand? Or is that we fear because our faith is not strong enough? For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but instead power and love and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7).
Yet we see that Abram did not listen for if you look when Abram went down into Egypt because there was a famine in the land. he lied to because he was filled with fear, told Sar'ai his wife to say she was his sister, for he feared that Pharaoh would have him killed and take Sar'ai for his on because she was a very beautiful woman.
When the princes of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, he-asses, menservants, maidservants, she-asses, and camels. But the LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sar'ai, Abram's wife. So Pharaoh called Abram, and said, 'What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? Why did you say, "She is my sister," so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife, take her, and be gone.' And Pharaoh gave men orders concerning him; and they set him on the way, with his wife and all that he had."
Let us not fear but trust in the Lord, for he has not brought us this far to leave us, for with fear comes doubt like Abram we must not doubt the Lord God. We are soldier in his army and we must not fear but stand and fight.
Heavenly Father grant us your perfect peace that we should believe the lies of the enemy but trust that you did not bring this far to leave us, as you delivered Abram so can you deliver us.
Why is that we fear? Is it because we fear that which we do not understand? Or is that we fear because our faith is not strong enough? For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but instead power and love and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7).
Yet we see that Abram did not listen for if you look when Abram went down into Egypt because there was a famine in the land. he lied to because he was filled with fear, told Sar'ai his wife to say she was his sister, for he feared that Pharaoh would have him killed and take Sar'ai for his on because she was a very beautiful woman.
When the princes of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, he-asses, menservants, maidservants, she-asses, and camels. But the LORD afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sar'ai, Abram's wife. So Pharaoh called Abram, and said, 'What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? Why did you say, "She is my sister," so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife, take her, and be gone.' And Pharaoh gave men orders concerning him; and they set him on the way, with his wife and all that he had."
Let us not fear but trust in the Lord, for he has not brought us this far to leave us, for with fear comes doubt like Abram we must not doubt the Lord God. We are soldier in his army and we must not fear but stand and fight.
Heavenly Father grant us your perfect peace that we should believe the lies of the enemy but trust that you did not bring this far to leave us, as you delivered Abram so can you deliver us.
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