Fear is the absence of faith. It can be understood as faith in the devil. Fear is the opposite of believing and trusting in God. Fear stops faith from working. You could say that fear is faith in reverse. Fear is the cause of all worry, for worry is meditation on fear. Some may think some fear is healthy, but no true fear is good.
We don't have to fear something to have a healthy respect for it, and thus to act wisely. Fear makes people do irrational things. Reverence for God, sometimes called the "fear of God" is healthy, but it has nothing to do with actually being afraid of God.  When we look at the world situation, it is easy to cry out like the servant of Elisha. But when we are tempted to be afraid, it is only because we are not seeing the reality of the whole picture. God is for us, so no matter what comes against us, it can never prevail over us. We should ask God to open our eyes to the truth. Then keep our focus on God's Word, not on the temptations, lies, and roarings of the devil. Fear is fed by what we look at and listen to. We can resist fear by choosing to always focus on God and His promises.  One way to understand how valuable you are to God is to
consider the great price Would a good parent allow his child who trusted in him to be harmed. God loves you more than any earthly parent ever loved their child -- and God has the power to fully protect you. So you can trust in Him. But when we act in fear, we run from the protection of our wonderful Father God and open the door to our enemy.  We should be free from fear because God is for us and watches out for us. The worst that can happen to us from a worldly perspective is to die, but even then we will go to be with
Jesus. With God on your side, there is really nothing to fear. Yes, there will be struggles. There will be trials. But these are just opportunities to overcome and gain eternal rewards. In all we face in life, God has promised to be with us, and to help us. So what is there to fear?





9Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go" (Joshua 1:9).

What is love to you

You can give without loving, but you can't love without giving. When you love you will give of your time, you will give of yourself, and you will give of your resources. Those who truly love, hold nothing back. As Gave his all on the cross for you and I. The measure of your giving reveals the measure of your love. Love is something we can't see, but we can see the evidence of love in the action it produces, which is giving.
If you love someone you will also give them forgiveness. Love causes you to be merciful, understanding, and forgiving. Where you give your time and resources also reveals what you love. If we think we love someone, yet never give to them of our time or resources, then we are just deceiving ourselves. Christ wants your heart for he gave his all for you and I. His word tells us that he as plans to prosper us not to harm us.For your salvation do you know the price it cost? Were you ready able to pay that price for yourself?
If so why did my savior have to suffer, it was his blood that was shed on the cross for you and I. His love for the Father did what no one else could do. He paid a sin debt in full, all he wants is our love .




For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16).

Without Faith it is impossible to please the Father

Here on Earth, it is considered wise to save up for the future, to have a plan for how you will be supported in your old age. But how much more important should it be considered, to prepare
for eternity. Some day, you will be living in Heaven. Then you will be glad you trusted Jesus and honored Him here on Earth. Jesus never promised that following Him would exempt us from
facing problems in this life. But He did promise to always be with us, and to help us overcome whatever we face. The devil's whole strategy is to steal your faith in God. Whenever we receive revelation of God's Word, it is to be expected that the devil will try to steal that word from our heart.How could satan take the Word away from someone? Only by getting them to doubt it. By trying to arrange circumstances and feelings to make it seem like God's Word is not true. Why else would anyone turn loose of God's Word unless the Word does not seem to be working in their life? God requires you to trust Him  and He deserves your trust.So hang on tight to your faith in God and His Word! If things don't seem to be working, ask God to teach you and give you understanding of how to act on His Word accurately. But never doubt God's faithfulness to keep His Word. Not only will this benefit you in this life, but through all eternity.




And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him (Hebrews 11:6).

Cast your cares onto the Lord

Worry is associated with pride, as these verses reveal, for being humble is the opposite of pride. And pride will, sooner or later, cause you to fail, instead of lifting you up. A person who worries is proud because their action shows they think they are better and more compassionate than God. When you analyze it, the thinking behind worry is really "God is not doing a good enough job taking care of me, so I better take over and figure something out on my own." Pride makes us think we can handle things on our own apart from God. Jesus said that without Him we can do nothing at all, except mess it all up if left to our own devices. One way to humble ourselves is to just put our lives in God's hands and trust Him. It's like getting in a car someone else is driving. You don't want to get in the car of a stranger who may be untrustworthy. But God loves you more than you love yourself and desires the best for you, so you can trust Him. He loves you enough to die for you, surely we can trust Him with our day to day  issues. Whatever is a burden to you, is troubling you, weighing you down, causing you concern, or tempting you to worry is included in what you are to throw over on the Lord. God wants us to throw all those things over on Him, trusting Him to work it all out for the best. Then once you really throw them over to Him, you'll have peace in your heart even though the problems still exist, because you
know the Lord is working. Throwing something is not the same as pushing it aside a little bit. Throwing something pictures getting rid of it completely. When you throw something you don't have it anymore.
Instead of throwing the concern of the things they face over to God, many just try to push them away a little at a time. They ask God to help them, but they keep trying to solve things on their own.
Yes, we have a part to play, and we can't just lock ourselves in a room and expect God to go out and live our lives for us. But the part we have to play is obedience. When God directs us to do something we are to do it. But worrying ahead of time about what will happen does no good. Although things may not be clear to you now, and things may not seem to be working out, God is trustworthy. So don't depend on your own understanding, but trust in God. He knows what He is doing, and He loves you. You will understand better later on. Worrying will never help. Instead of worrying and being anxious, throw all your cares on the Lord.


  Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you (1 Peter 5:7)

Sin's decitfulness

Sin advertises that it will bring happiness, but fails to deliver it leaves you with a empty feeling that again your like a drug addict seeking to get the next sin fix.  Sin tells you to throw off restraint and live for the moment -- do whatever feels right to you with no thought for the future. The only problem is that it does not work! Sin's promises are empty.  All sin hurts people. So all sin will (eventually) make someone miserable. Can you make yourself happy by making others miserable? No! It may seem to work for awhile, but in the end it fails.
Don't be deceived! You cannot make yourself happy by hurting people. Instead of happiness, sin actually pays out in death.The good news is that no matter how deeply sin has trapped you, Jesus will forgive you and free you!  Jesus is not your enemy -- sin is your enemy. Sin only promises you happiness, then brings destruction, misery, and pain. Jesus is your friend who came to set you free from sin.  Jesus frees us not only from the punishment of sin, but also from the power and control of sin.  When you receive Him, Jesus puts His life and love in your heart, so you don't have to sin.  People sin because they are afraid of missing out on something good. All sin is based on fear, which results from not truly knowing God loves us.  But God does love you! Enough to die for you! So you can be certain that He does not want to withhold any good thing from you.Many people read this verse in Matthew and think of few people making it to Heaven, but that is not what Jesus said. Life, in full victory, as God intended, is enjoyed by very few people during our time on earth. The reason is because they allow themselves to be deceived by sin. The road of joyful, wonderful life is difficult. It can be a struggle to keep from being deceived.




But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness ( Hebrews 3:13).

Forgiveness is not an option but a command

We are commanded to forgive others in the same way God has forgiven us! Having God's help is necessary to do that.You must forgive others. No matter what they have done. It is the command of God. But it was given for our benefit. To not forgive hurts you. Refusing to forgive is like swallowing poison daily. It will destroy you.Jesus said we should forgive when we stand praying. So we don't have to wait until people apologize. Nor does forgiveness require a long time. Forgiveness is not a feeling. It is a decision to quit holding something against someone. When we forgive people we must release them and forget it. You may think it is impossible to forgive someone who has deeply wronged you. With God it is possible. He never asks us to do something we cannot do.  Whatever we measure out is what will be measured back to us. If
we want others including God  to show mercy to us and forgive us we must forgive and be merciful to others. It is not enough to forgive only those people who have wronged us a little. We must forgive everyone!  Surely Jesus was not setting a maximum limit on the number of times we should forgive. He gave an absurdly high number so we would realize He meant for us to forgive without limit just as He forgives us.  Jesus set a perfect example of forgiveness for us when He forgave those who mocked Him and crucified Him. But this kind of forgiveness is certainly beyond normal human ability or experience. It takes the power of God to do it. When we are born again we have access to that power through the love of God inside us.



 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you (Colossians 3:13).

Who is your king

This is the question we must face, both as individuals and as nations. Who, or what, will be our "king?"
We have a choice. We can choose Jesus Christ and His Kingdom of Love, Light, and Life. Or we can choose selfishness and darkness and death. Whenever we reject Jesus and His Word from ruling over us,
whether as individuals or as a nation, we choose darkness. I do not advocate any religious control over government. What we need instead is people in government who know the truth and will speak and act in truth and not out of self interest. We need people in secular government who are submitted to Jesus as
their Lord and are willing to live and govern with His love for mankind, instead of acting in self interest.




Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne
 and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness  from that time on and forever.The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this (Isaiah 9:7).

Do Good and share with others

Not everyone who is poor is that way because of what they have done. Disasters happen. The enormity of the need worldwide can tempt us to just ignore the plight of the poor. We can't help everyone, but that should not keep us from helping someone.  If you are reading this, then by definition you are not one of
the truly poor. You may be poorer than your neighbor, but there are many people poorer than you are. The truly poor cannot read, and struggle for food, which they don't have every day.  In this account, the rich man did not oppress the beggar laying at his gate, where he probably passed by every day. The rich man just ignored him. The dogs seem to have had more mercy. They at least licked the sores of the poor beggar, while the rich man did nothing to help relieve his suffering. God loves all the people of the world -- rich and poor. His will is not that anyone should suffer or be forgotten. God loves those who are poor. So we who have been blessed with more should not forget them.

And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased (Hebrews 13:16).

The Spirit of Truth

The Spirit of Truth lives in us, so we should be known for our truthfulness. People should be saying, "You can depend on them. If they say something, you can count on it being true!" There should be a clear difference between the children of light and the children of darkness, the children of God and the
children of the devil. Never forget that the devil is the father of lies. People lie because of fear of loss or pain. They are afraid if they always tell the truth, things might go badly for them. So people lie to try to obtain a better result for themselves. But lies can take you only so far. Truth always prevails in the end. So a lie that was done in an attempt to help you, willalways end up eventually hurting you instead. Some might argue that sometimes lies are used to avoid hurting other's feelings. Like when someone asks, "Do I look old or fat?" and you tell them "No!" because you want them to feel good about themselves. But actually you don't want them to think badly of you for telling them the truth. I would never suggest that you say anything to put anyone down and make them feel bad. But you don't have to respond directly to that type of question, either. Instead you could answer with something like, "You are a wonderful person and I love you." One thing we need to learn is that we are not obligated to answer every time we are asked a question. Jesus did not! There are times when it is best to simply say nothing. As Christians, we may lament how politicians and government leaders seem to have problems with telling the truth. But we cannot condemn them without condemning ourselves, if we are also guilty of sometimes not telling the truth. We need a revival of truth in our culture. As Christians we should be people who mean what we say and can be depended on to tell the truth. We are supposed to be a light to the world around us, setting a good example. While a lie may tempt with the promise of improving things, remember that the devil's work results in stealing, killing,
and destruction.

 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly (John 10:10).

Men of God reflect Christ's humbleness is all you do

 Clothe yourself with humility! Humility will protect you, just as clothing protects your body. Without humility you are exposed and vulnerable. Without being clothed with humility, you risk embarrassment.
Humility will keep you from the mistakes of pride. What is humility? Humility is an attitude, a way of thinking. True humility is not putting yourself down, but simply seeing yourself as the Bible says you are. "I am what I am by the grace of God." Everything you have is a gift from God. So without Him, you can do NOTHING! Humility is the opposite of pride. Pride is the wrong estimation of yourself.Pride focuses on what I deserve and creates dissatisfaction. But humility appreciates everything. The proud person always blames God because they don't accept that they could be at fault. Without humility you will be deceived. You will buy the lie that you have been mistreated by God. So instead of realizing that you, and other people disobeying God, are the cause of all your problems, you will blame God.



 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience (Colossians 3:12).