“No wonder our hearts have melted in fear! No one has the courage to fight after hearing such things. For the LORD your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below.” Joshua 2:11 (NLT)
You’ve seen the bumper stickers and heard the phrase ‘no fear’, and it draws our attention to so many different things. It may make you think about a teenager who has no respect of authority of no fear of trouble. It may throw your mind to a downhill skier who goes all out to make his run the best. It could be reminding you of a business person who has given all to start a new business and been extremely successful. It may even point you to a Christian that is living full out for God.
No matter where the phrase sends you, it has to give us a question (who and what do we fear) and a challenge (fear nothing because of our God). Those is awesome and that is a fact. We need to hear and see God for who He is.
“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid of them! The LORD your God will go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 (NLT)
“Maybe we have measured spiritual maturity the wrong way. Maybe following Christ isn’t supposed to be as safe and as civilized as we’ve been led to believe. Maybe Christ was more dangerous and uncivilized than our Sunday School flannel graphs portrayed. Maybe God is raising up a generation of lion chasers.” (“In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day” by Mark Batterson, page 16)
What fear is in our way of following Jesus full out?
You’ve seen the bumper stickers and heard the phrase ‘no fear’, and it draws our attention to so many different things. It may make you think about a teenager who has no respect of authority of no fear of trouble. It may throw your mind to a downhill skier who goes all out to make his run the best. It could be reminding you of a business person who has given all to start a new business and been extremely successful. It may even point you to a Christian that is living full out for God.
No matter where the phrase sends you, it has to give us a question (who and what do we fear) and a challenge (fear nothing because of our God). Those is awesome and that is a fact. We need to hear and see God for who He is.
“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid of them! The LORD your God will go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 (NLT)
“Maybe we have measured spiritual maturity the wrong way. Maybe following Christ isn’t supposed to be as safe and as civilized as we’ve been led to believe. Maybe Christ was more dangerous and uncivilized than our Sunday School flannel graphs portrayed. Maybe God is raising up a generation of lion chasers.” (“In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day” by Mark Batterson, page 16)
What fear is in our way of following Jesus full out?
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