I came across this quote by Oswald Chambers in my studies today and want to share it with you!
The truth is we have nothing to fear and nothing to overcome because He is all in all and we are more than conquerors through Him. The recognition of this truth is not flattering to the worker’s sense of heroics, but it is amazingly glorifying to the work of Christ.
When I meditate on something someone else has taught or shared, I immediately find out what the Word of God has to say about the subject! Today I looked up the word 'truth' first of all. John 17:17 tells us that God's Word IS Truth!
17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. KJV
"Truth" here is the Greek word "aletheia", which means: what is true in any matter under consideration, in reality, certainly. The Amplified Bible says this:
17 Sanctify them [purify, consecrate, separate them for Yourself, make them holy] by the Truth; Your Word is Truth. AMP
We KNOW that we have "nothing to fear" because 2 Timothy 1:7 tells us this:
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. KJV
The Amplified Bible is even better for this verse!
7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control. AMP
This is very descriptive, and the TRUTH is that this is exactly what the enemy desires to have happen to us when he brings those thoughts of fear, guilt, condemnation and worry! If we are cringing in fear of what people may think or of what MIGHT happen, if we are backing away from God's instructions and hiding out somewhere hoping not to be noticed, then we have played right into the hands of the evil one and allowed him to control our lives! GIVE HIM NO PLACE!!! He has NO right and NO authority in the life of a born again believer, and a born again, Spirit-filled believer will know that! No, we NEVER need to run away from a confrontation with him, as ALL authority, that was given unto Jesus (Matthew 28:18-19), is now OURS to use as we attend to God's will and plan and purpose for our lives! In fact, the Word of God tells us THIS powerful TRUTH about who God has made US to be! Romans 8:37:
37 Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us. AMP
AND, we KNOW that ALL of the Glory goes back to HIM! JESUS! Amen! Refuse to lose and stand up tall! You WILL win, if you DON'T quit! AMEN! Here is an older song from Hillsong called "This Is How We Overcome! ":
Shalom in Him!
