For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. (Hebrews 4:3 KJV) Deshen Daily devotional from yesterday was focused on the subject of deliverance from bondage so Read More
Fear
Beware of heart failure from fear
Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken (Luke 21:26 KJV) I did mention the Lord had put in my heart to prepare our hearts this year. It is a year to prepare the inner man to Read More
Wherefore didst thou doubt?
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? (Matthew 14:31 KJV) Doubt, not the lack or absence of faith, is probably one of the most significant factors ruining our faith. Part of the reason it so dangerous is because it Read More
Peter saw the wind and began to sink
But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me (Matthew 14:30, KJV) Fear is a universal quality of fallen human nature. There is not a single one of us who has not known what it is. We might have outgrown it or learn to Read More
The Lie Behind Our Fears
And forgettest the LORD thy maker, That hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; And hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, As if he were ready to destroy? And where is the fury of the oppressor? (Isaiah 51:13, KJV) Fear is a powerful, destructive Read More
Why the Enemy Wants You Afraid
Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city (2 Chr. 32:18 KJV) There is a reason why the adversaries of your soul want you to be afraid. It is Read More
What is fear?
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. (2 Tim. 1:7 ESV) Fear is an old enemy of humanity. It made its entrance through sin in Gen. 3:10. It is a spiritually devastating enemy which incapacitates and erodes spiritual abilities. Fear is a slave master and can Read More