Tuesday, June 23, 2009


Fear


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The devil whispers words of doubt to shake our faith. Doubts beget doubts. It’s the snowball effect. This is how paralysing fear and terror ensconce themselves in the depths of the hearts of their victims, which then results in utter despair. This path leads the fainthearted right into the pit.

On the other hand, those who are born of God understand that Satan is already defeated. He was, is and will always be defeated! Of course, this doesn’t mean that he’s dead, but that his poisoning power can only prevail when seeds of doubt find fertile ground, that being the hearts of those who do not live by faith.

If we give room to doubt, faith pulls back and that’s where the conflict between doubt and faith begins. God speaks through faith. The Voice of God is the voice of faith. The devil also speaks, but through doubts, and his voice is the voice of doubt.

If we surrender to doubts, we strengthen the devil and weaken the Holy Spirit in our lives. But if we fight against doubts with faith in the promises of God, we neutralise the power of the devil and all his army.

“I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28.20)

Why did He promise to be with us? Just to stand by and watch our defeat? NO!

A thousand times no!!!

He’s with us to guarantee the fulfilment of each one of His promises! That is, to guarantee the victory to those who wholly trust in them. When we give ear to the voice of faith, we honour God and put all of hell to shame.

It’s better to die in faith, than to live in doubt. It’s even better to live in faith, by faith and from faith to faith

By Bishop Macedo

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